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Small Engrailed (Melanic) - Ectropis crepuscularia WS: ~35 mm. Sooty brown FW with white ST line. Hosts: Various trees, such as apple, birch, elm, and oak. Status: Common.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to an LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area<br />
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Small Engrailed (Melanic) - Ectropis crepuscularia

WS: ~35 mm. Sooty brown FW with white ST line. Hosts: Various trees, such as apple, birch, elm, and oak. Status: Common.

Habitat: Attracted to an LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area

2020(167)

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The Engrailed and Small Engrailed are moths of the family Geometridae. It is found from the British Isles through Central and Eastern Europe to the Russian Far East and Kazakhstan. The Western Mediterranean and Asia minor and the Caucasus represents the southern limit of the distribution In the North the distribution area ends at the Arctic circle. It also occurs in North America.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2020. Captured Jul 26, 2020 03:06 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm