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| synonyms = *''Geometra hippocastanaria'' <small>Hübner, 1799</small> |
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'''''Pachycnemia hippocastanaria''''', the '''horse chestnut moth''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Geometridae]]. 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]]. |
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[[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]] |
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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. |
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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The larvae feed on ''[[Calluna]]'' species, although both the English and Latin names refer to the horse chestnut. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1905 UKmoths] |
*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1905 UKmoths] |
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*[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446220 Fauna Europaea] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184549/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446220 Fauna Europaea] |
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*[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id51940/ BioLib] |
*[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id51940/ BioLib] |
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[[Category:Ennomini]] |
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[[Category:Moths described in 1799]] |
[[Category:Moths described in 1799]] |
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[[Category:Moths of Europe]] |
[[Category:Moths of Europe]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner]] |
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Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, the horse chestnut moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe.
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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