- Ennomos quercinaria
Taxobox
name = Ennomos quercinaria
image_width = 240px
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia =Geometroidea
familia =Geometridae
subfamilia =Ennominae
tribus =Ennomini
genus =Ennomos
species = "E. quercinaria"
binomial = "Ennomos quercinaria"
binomial_authority = Hufnagel,1767 The August Thorn ("Ennomos quercinaria") is amoth of the familyGeometridae . The species can be found inEurope .The
wingspan is 42-50 mm. The length of the forewings is 18-22 mm. The moths fly in one generation from August to September. ref|flight_season. They are attracted to light.The caterpillars feed on
oak andbeech .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=345 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9633 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Equercinaria.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=844 August Thorn on UKmoths]
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