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Feathered Thorn
Colotois pennaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
Geometridae: Ennominae
1923 / 70.244
Photo © Matthew Casey,  15/10/2018 - Hethersett

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Forewing: 19-23mm.
Flight: One generation Sept-Dec.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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English name from the feathery antennae of the male.
Woodland, parks and gardens.

Rich reddish-brown ground colour, with very dark, heavily marked specimens occasionally recorded.

Recorded in 66 (89%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
11/12/2023127TG42Eccles
11/12/2023127TG30Blofield / Lingwood
08/12/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
08/12/2023127TG10Cringleford / Intwood
30/11/2023727TG33Ridlington
30/11/2023128TF94Wells
24/11/2023128TF51Wiggenhall
23/11/2023228TL99Rockland St Peter
23/11/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
23/11/2023127TG23North Walsham
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