Triphosa dubitata

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. It is found from North-west Africa across Europe to Asia and Japan.

The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Prunus padus, Rhamnus species (including Rhamnus frangula and Rhamnus cathartica) and Fraxinus excelsior.

Subspecies

  • Triphosa dubitata dubitata
  • Triphosa dubitata amblychiles Prout, 1937


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