Ennomos erosaria

Taxobox
name = Ennomos erosaria

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Geometroidea
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Ennominae
tribus = Ennomini
genus = Ennomos
species = "E. erosaria"
binomial = "Ennomos erosaria"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The September Thorn ("Ennomos erosaria") is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 30-35 mm. The length of the forewings is 17-21 mm. The moths fly in one generation from July to October. ref|flight_season. They are attracted to light.

The caterpillar, that resembles a small twig, feeds on oak, birch and lime.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=348 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=2021 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1053 September Thorn on UKmoths]