Petrophora chlorosata
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The Brown Silver-line is a moth
of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe
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The length of the forewings is 31–37 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The moth flies from the end of April to the end of June .
The caterpillars feed on bracken
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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The length of the forewings is 31–37 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The moth flies from the end of April to the end of June .
The caterpillars feed on bracken
Bracken
Bracken are several species of large, coarse ferns of the genus Pteridium. Ferns are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells . Brackens are in the family Dennstaedtiaceae, which are noted for their large, highly...
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