Ennomos quercaria

Clouded August thorn
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ennomos
Species: E. quercaria
Binomial name
Ennomos quercaria
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Geometra quercaria Hubner, 1813
  • Eugonia angularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Ennomos carpinaria Hübner, 1799

Ennomos quercaria, the clouded August thorn, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is mostly found in southern Europe. There are two dubious records from Britain, one in the 19th century, then again in south-east England in 1992.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on various Quercus species.

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