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Triphosa dubitata

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For the other moth with this common name, see Triphosa haesitata. Species of moth

Triphosa dubitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Triphosa
Species: T. dubitata
Binomial name
Triphosa dubitata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena dubitata Linnaeus, 1758

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

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Taxon identifiers
Triphosa dubitata


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