Triphosa dubitata
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| Family: | Geometridae
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| Species: | T. dubitata
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Triphosa dubitata, the tissue, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found from north-west Africa across the Palearctic to Japan.
The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
Fig 1 larvae after final moult
The larvae feed on bird cherry (Prunus padus), Rhamnus species (including alder buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior).
Subspecies[]
- Triphosa dubitata dubitata
- Triphosa dubitata amblychiles Prout, 1937
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Triphosa dubitata at Wikimedia Commons- The tissue at UKMoths
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum. e.V.
Categories:
- Rheumapterini
- Moths described in 1758
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Japan
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Larentiinae stubs