Selenia lunularia

Taxobox
name = Selenia lunularia

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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. lunularia"
binomial = "Selenia lunularia"
binomial_authority = Hübner, 1788The Lunar Thorn "(Selenia lunularia)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 38-44 mm. The length of the forewings is 16-22 mm. The moth flies in two generation from mid May to mid August ref|flight_season.

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

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://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=SELELUNU Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9635 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Slunularia.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1303 Lunar Thorn on UKmoths]