Selenia dentaria

Taxobox
name = Selenia dentaria

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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 = Selenia
species = "S. dentaria"
binomial = "Selenia dentaria"
binomial_authority = Fabricius, 1775The Early Thorn "(Selenia dentaria)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Northern Europe, Northern and Eastern Asia.

The wingspan is 28-40 mm. The moth flies in two generation from April to August ref|flight_season.

The larva feed on various deciduous trees, such as birch and alder.

Notes

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

External links

* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3537 Early Thorn on UKmoths]