Dusky Thorn

    Ennomos fuscantaria

    GeometridaeABH 70.235 B&F 1914

    Fairly common and generally distributed, though possibly absent from areas of Exmoor and the Levels where its foodplant, ash, is missing.  Ash dieback may be a threat to the future of this moth within the county.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) photographed in Somerset by John Connolly
    Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies