Species: Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Norwegian name: Praktmånemåler
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Apple (Malus), Askeslekta (Fraxinus), Birch (Betula), Hazel (Corylus), Kirsebærslekta (Prunus), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Roseslekta (Rosa), Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria), Lunar Thorn (Selenia lunularia)
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Macro-moths («Macro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Geometrid moths (Geometridae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Ennominae | ||||||||
| Genus | Selenia | ||||||||
| Species | Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) | ||||||||
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