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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erannis defoliaria
Erannis defoliaria(Clerck, 1759)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Bistonini
  4. Erannis
  5.  defoliaria
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Scrub

MU
FU

35-45 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԽժռող երկրաչափ
    ČeskyTmavoskvrnáč zhoubný
    DanskStor frostmåler
    DeutschGroßer Frostspanner
    Eesti keelSuur-talivaksik
    EnglishMottled Umber
    FrançaisHibernie défeuillante
    ÍslenskaSkógafeti
    LatviešuLielais salnsprīžmetis
    LietuviųDidysis žiemsprindis
    MagyarNagy téliaraszoló
    NederlandsGrote wintervlinder
    NorskStor frostmåler
    PolskiZimowek ogołotniak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka zimná
    SuomeksiPakkasmittari
    SvenskaLindmätare
    РусскийОбдирало обыкновенный
    РусскийОбдирало плодовый
    РусскийПяденица-обдирало
    العربيةمعرية الشجر
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcer campestreField Maple
    AceraceaeAcer negundoBox elder
    AceraceaeAcer platanoidesNorway Maple
    AceraceaeAcer pseudoplatanusSycamore
    AdoxaceaeSambucus ebulusEuropean Dwarf Elder
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeCarpinus betulusEuropean Hornbeam
    BetulaceaeCarpinus orientalisOriental hornbeam
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    BetulaceaeCorylus colurnaTurkish hazel
    CannabaceaeCeltis australisEuropean Hackberry
    CaprifoliaceaeLoniceraHoneysuckle
    CornaceaeCornus masEuropean Cornel
    CornaceaeCornus sanguineaCommon Dogwood
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    FagaceaeCastanea sativaSweet Chestnut
    FagaceaeFagus orientalisOriental beech
    FagaceaeFagus sylvaticaEuropean Beech
    FagaceaeQuercus fagineaPortuguese Oak
    FagaceaeQuercus frainettoHungarian oak
    FagaceaeQuercus ilexHolm Oak
    FagaceaeQuercus pyrenaicaPyrenean oak
    FagaceaeQuercus roburPedunculate oak
    GrossulariaceaeRibesCurrant
    HippocastanaceaeAesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut
    JuglandaceaeJuglans regiaPersian Walnut
    MalvaceaeTilia cordataSmall-leaved Lime
    MalvaceaeTilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved Lime
    OleaceaeLigustrum vulgareWild Privet
    OleaceaeOlea
    RosaceaeCrataegus laevigataMidland Hawthorn
    RosaceaeCrataegus monogynaCommon Hawthorn
    RosaceaeFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet
    RosaceaeMalus domesticaApple tree
    RosaceaePrunus aviumWild Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus cerasiferaCherry Plum
    RosaceaePrunus padusBird Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus serotinaBlack Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    RosaceaeRosa caninaDog Rose
    RosaceaeRosa dumalisGlaucous dog rose
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    RosaceaeSorbus aucupariaEuropean Rowan
    RosaceaeSorbus torminalisWild Service Tree
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaePopulus trichocarpaWestern balsam poplar
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix cinereaGrey Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix viminalisCommon Osier
    SapindaceaeAcer monspessulanumMontpellier maple
    UlmaceaeUlmus glabraWych Elm
    UlmaceaeUlmus minorField Elm
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wrocław

Male.

Roman ZamorskiPoland, Gorlice-Zawodzie

Female.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Male.

Attribution-NonCommercialMarek StańczakPoland, Katowice-Muchowiec

Copulating pair.

Ferenc SzalaiHungary

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Larva.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin

Larva.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Witków

Pupa.

Andrzej WojtaszewskiPoland

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Eggs.

Tadeusz BziukPoland, Ruda Śląska

Eggs.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wrocław
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