Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Hübner, 1799) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Hübner, 1799)

Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Hübner, 1799)

Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, the horse chestnut moth, is a Geometridae moth found across most of Europe.

Family
Genus
Pachycnemia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Hübner, 1799)

Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, commonly known as the horse chestnut moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. This species can be found across most of Europe. It has a wingspan that ranges between 28 and 32 millimeters. Adult moths are active from April through May. In many cases, a partial second generation of adults emerges in August; this generation typically produces fewer moths, and the individual moths are smaller than those from the first generation.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Pachycnemia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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