Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Genus Pachycnemia Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Ennominae Phylum Arthropoda | |
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Scientific name Pachycnemia hippocastanaria Similar Selenia lunularia, Chlorissa viridata, Glacies coracina, Plagodis pulveraria, Ennomos fuscantaria | ||
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, the horse chestnut moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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.
The larvae feed on Calluna species, although both the English and Latin names refer to the horse chestnut.
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