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| synonyms = *''Geometra hippocastanaria'' <small>Hübner, 1799</small>
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The '''Horse Chestnut Moth''' (''Pachycnemia hippocastanaria'') is a [[moth]] of the [[Geometridae]] family. It is found in most of [[Europe]].
'''''Pachycnemia hippocastanaria''''', the '''horse chestnut moth''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Geometridae]]. It is found in most of [[Europe]].
[[Image:Britishentomologyvolume6Plate611.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Illustration from John Curtis's ''British Entomology'' Volume 6]]
[[Image:Britishentomologyvolume6Plate611.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Illustration from John Curtis's ''British Entomology'' Volume 6]]
[[Image:Pachycnemia hippocastanaria larva.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Larva]]
[[Image:Pachycnemia hippocastanaria larva.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Larva]]


The [[wingspan]] is 28–32&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to May, and again in a partial second generation in August, usually with fewer and smaller moths.
The [[wingspan]] is 28–32&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to May, and again in a partial second generation in August, usually with fewer and smaller moths.

The larvae feed on ''[[Calluna]]'' species, although both the English and Latin names refer to the horse chestnut.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1905 UKmoths]
*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1905 UKmoths]
*[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=371564 Fauna Europaea]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184549/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446220 Fauna Europaea]
*[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id51940/ BioLib]


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[[Category:Ennomini]]
[[Category:Ennomini]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1799]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1799]]
[[Category:Moths of Metropolitan France]]
[[Category:Moths of Asia]]
[[Category:Insects of Germany]]
[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Insects of Sweden]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner]]
[[Category:Insects of Poland]]
[[Category:Insects of Latvia]]
[[Category:Insects of Albania]]
[[Category:Insects of Belgium]]
[[Category:Insects of Hungary]]
[[Category:Insects of Greece]]
[[Category:Insects of Turkey]]





Latest revision as of 03:34, 11 January 2024

Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
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P. hippocastanaria
Binomial name
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
(Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Geometra hippocastanaria Hübner, 1799

Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, the horse chestnut moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Larva

The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May, and again in a partial second generation in August, usually with fewer and smaller moths.

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