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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata
Charissa ambiguata(Duponchel, 1830)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Gnophini
  4. Charissa
  5. Kemtrognophos
  6.  ambiguata
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Habitat

  • Damp mixed forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Pine swamp forests
  • Rocky ravines
  • Scrub

MU

26-35 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŠerokřídlec rozchodníkový
    DeutschHellgrauer Ringelfleck-Steinspan
    DeutschUngebänderter Steinspanner
    EnglishDusky Annulet
    FrançaisGnophos incertain
    LietuviųPušyninis pilkasprindis
    MagyarHavasi sziklaaraszoló
    PolskiPomrok niejaśniak
    SlovenčinaŠedivka rozchodníková
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisiaWormwood
    CampanulaceaeCampanulaBellflower
    CrassulaceaeSedumStonecrop
    EricaceaeVacciniumBilberry
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    PinaceaeAbies albaSilver Fir
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Gnophos ambiguataDuponchel, 1830
    Charissa herbulotiLeraut, 2009
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata ambiguata(Duponchel, 1830)
    Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata herbulotiLeraut, 2009
    Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata pullularia(Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
    Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata sheljuzhkoi(Schawerda, 1924)
    Charissa (Kemtrognophos) ambiguata tatrensis(Vojnits, 1969)
  • Links
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    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Witold KamockiPoland, Zelwa

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Witold KamockiPoland, Zelwa

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Witold KamockiPoland, Zelwa
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