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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria(Hübner, 1799)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Hypochrosini
  4. Pachycnemia
  5.  hippocastanaria
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Habitat

  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Pine forests
  • Sandy terrain

MU
FU

25-32 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyKropenatec vřesový
    DanskMørk hedemåler
    DeutschSchmalflügeliger Heidekrautspanner
    EnglishHorse Chestnut
    FrançaisCallunaire
    FrançaisCallunaire commune
    FrançaisPachycnémie des Callunes
    LietuviųSiaurasparnis sprindžius
    NederlandsGrijze heispanner
    PolskiPłazik wrzosowiak
    SlovenčinaListnatka pagaštanová
    SvenskaMottmätare
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    EricaceaeCallunaHeather
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Maciej MatrajSpain, Capmany

Adult.

Alain CossonFrance

Adult.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Sperlonga

Adult.

Maciej MatrajItaly, San Giuliano Terme

Adult.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Adult, upperside.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

Larva.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Ławszowa

Larva.

Maciej MatrajSpain, Capmany

Larva.

Maciej MatrajSpain, Capmany

Larva.

Maciej MatrajNetherlands, Lierop-Moorsel

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Belgium, Opgrimbie
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
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Least Concern
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Legally protected
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