page_title: Purple thorn
hierarchical_section_title: Purple thorn
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Violettbrauner Mondfleckspanner ♂ - △Ventralansicht Fundort: Lasparets, Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, Ariège, FrankreichEnglish: Purple Thorn ♂ - △ Ventral side Locality: Lasparets, Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, Ariège, FranceFrançais&#160;: L'Ennomos illustre ♂ - △ Face ventrale Localité: Lasparets, Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, Ariège, France Muséum de Toulouse &#160;&#160;Native nameMuséum de ToulouseLocationToulouse, FranceCoordinates43°&#160;35′&#160;37.89″&#160;N, 1°&#160;26′&#160;57.42″&#160;E Established1796&#58; &#32;established&#160;; 1865&#58; &#32;opened to publicWeb pagewww.museum.toulouse.frAuthority control : Q422 VIAF:&#8201;130895847 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2158 3469 SUDOC:&#8201;028667107 BNF:&#8201;120455376 Museofile:&#8201;M7013 institution QS:P195,Q422
context_page_description: The purple thorn is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It is a species of northern and central Europe. It has a scattered distribution in Britain but is absent from Ireland.
  This species is dark purplish brown, paler towards the termen, with a dark spot at the apex of the forewing. Both wings are marked with a comma-shaped white mark. The margins of the wings are angular, giving the species a distinctive shape. Two broods are produced each year and they differ considerably in size and colour. Adults of the spring brood, which fly in April and May, have a wingspan of 46–52 mm. Moths of the summer brood, flying in July and August, are smaller and darker. The species flies at night and is attracted to light.
  The caterpillar feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs. The species overwinters as a pupa.
context_section_description: The purple thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It is a species of northern and central Europe. It has a scattered distribution in Britain but is absent from Ireland.
  This species is dark purplish brown, paler towards the termen, with a dark spot at the apex of the forewing. Both wings are marked with a comma-shaped white mark. The margins of the wings are angular, giving the species a distinctive shape. Two broods are produced each year and they differ considerably in size and colour. Adults of the spring brood, which fly in April and May, have a wingspan of 46–52 mm. Moths of the summer brood, flying in July and August, are smaller (wingspan 44–46 mm) and darker. The species flies at night and is attracted to light.
  The caterpillar feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs (see list below). The species overwinters as a pupa.
caption: Male underside
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