Ennomos fuscantaria: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ennomos fuscantaria lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ennomos fuscantaria
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the ennomos fuscantaria live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ennomos fuscantaria in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the ennomos fuscantaria?

The ennomos fuscantaria (Ennomos fuscantaria) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Ennomos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ennomos fuscantaria

Ennomos fuscantaria, the dusky thorn, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in the western part of the Palearctic realm in western Europe and from central Scandinavia its range extends to the northern Mediterranean and east to Russia.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The ground colour is ochre yellow. There are violet-grey flecks on the forewing and an oblong discal spot. The fasciae (bands) are grey brown. On the hindwing the grey brown transverse line hides a small discal spot.

Other Ennomos species are similar.

The moth is on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on ash (Fraxinus excelsior), but also privet (Ligustrum species) and other shrubs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ennomos fuscantaria (revision 1365442579), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q616123 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).