Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

Pupates in leaf litter or attached to plants.

Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 16-20mm.
Foodplant(s): Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus glutinosa), lime (Tilia spp.), elms (Ulmus spp.), Goat Willow (Salix caprea)
Flying: One generation, late July-mid October
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Woodland, scrub.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

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August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria

Cherven, Western Rhodopi Mtns., 29th June 2012, female.

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September Thorn Ennomos erosaria

07634 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF1913 (ABH70.234)