Horse Chestnut, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria Geometridae     Ennominae

ABH 70.225
B&F 1905   *   Pachycnemia hippocastanaria   *   Horse Chestnut


Nationally Scarce B, found in southern England. Locally common to abundant in Dorset on heathland
Wingspan: 28-32mm

Flight time: Two generations, April-May and June-September
Habitat: Lowland heaths in southern England

Larvae feed on Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)


Horse Chestnut, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria


Horse Chestnut, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Horse Chestnut, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Studland, Dorset. July 2012. Larva June 2013. (Identification needs confirming)

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