Species Account for Selenia tetralunaria
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Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) 70.239 
Purple Thorn
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Geometridae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Good quality photographs or possibly a specimen will be required
Records: 833
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 44
Pre-1992 hectads: 32
Total hectads: 48
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Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn second generation
Purple Thorn 3
Purple Thorn 2
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Selenia tetralunaria on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 111 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 833 records with habitat detail and method information)
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