Species Account for Colotois pennaria
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Colotois pennaria (Linnaeus, 1761) 70.244
Feathered Thorn
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Geometridae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Records: 2289
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 49
Pre-1992 hectads: 36
Total hectads: 53
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C pennaria larvae head
C pennaria larvae
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
Feathered Thorn caterpillar
Feather Thorn antennae
Feathered Thorn 2
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Colotois pennaria on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 406 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 17 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2289 records with habitat detail and method information)
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