Campaea honoraria
| Campaea honoraria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Campaea |
| Species: | C. honoraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Campaea honoraria (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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Campaea honoraria, known commonly as the embellished thorn, is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in most of southern and central Europe.[2]
The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to mid June and again from July to September in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus, Betula, Ulmus, Fagus and Prunus species.[4] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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