Campaea honoraria, the embellished thorn, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of southern and central Europe. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Campaea |
| Species: | C. honoraria
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The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to mid June and again from July to September in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus, Betula, Ulmus, Fagus and Prunus species.[4] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Campaea honoraria (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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