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Horse Chestnut
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Checklist Number70.225 [B&F: 1905]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Pachycnemia |
| Species: | hippocastanaria |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1799]) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in heathland in southern England (Hampshire and adjoining counties). In Hampshire a characteristic species of the heathlands of the New Forest and north-east Hampshire, and occasionally recorded elsewhere in the county and along the north-western coast of the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-32 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Heather and Cross-leaved Heath, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
