The Engrailed
Photo courtesy of Entomart.be
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Macrolepidoptera Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Ennominae Tribe: Boarmiini Genus: Ectropis Species: E. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " The subphylum Hexapoda (from the Greek for six legs) constitutes the largest (in terms of number of species grouping of Arthropods and includes the Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Macrolepidoptera is a group within the Insect order Lepidoptera. Geometroidea is the superfamily of geometrid moths in the Lepidoptera. The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera. Ennominae is the largest Subfamily of the Geometer moth family (Geometridae with some 9700 described species in 1100 genera The Boarmiini (also often called Cleorini) are a large tribe of Geometer moths in the Ennominae Subfamily. crepuscularia
Binomial name
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) is a moth of the family Geometridae. Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis ( 27 September 1729 - 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Poet, Bibliographer Ignaz Schiffermüller (1727 - 1806 was an Austrian naturalist mainly interested in Lepidoptera. A moth is an Insect closely related to the Butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera. Some authors split this moth into two species: E. bistortata The Engrailed and E. crepuscularia Small Engrailed. It is distributed across most of Europe.

The ground colour of the wings is buff or grey variably marked with darker fascia. Fascia (făsh'ē-ə pl fas·ci·ae (făsh'ē-ē adj fascial (făsh'ē-əl (from Latin: a band is the Soft tissue component of The darker markings are not usually as strong as in the rather similar Willow Beauty. The Willow Beauty ( Peribatodes rhomboidaria) is a Moth of the family Geometridae. Melanic forms occur fairly frequently. Melanism μέλας is an increased amount of black or nearly black Pigmentation (as of Skin, Feathers or Hair) of an organism resulting from The wingspan is 38-45 mm. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip One or two broods are produced each year. In the British Isles the adults can be seen at any time between March and August; this time range may vary in other parts of this moth's range. The species flies at night and is attracted to light.

The greyish larva is truly polyphagous, feeding on a huge range of plants (see list below). A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The species overwinters as a pupa. A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation

Recorded food plants

• Abies - Fir
• Acer - Maple
• Aconitum - Monkshood
• Alangium
• Alnus - Alder
• Aquilegia - Columbine
• Betula - Birch
• Calluna vulgaris - Heather
• Camellia japonica - Japanese Camellia
• Castanea - Chestnut
• Centaurea
• Cinchona
• Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle
• Cornus - Dogwood
• Cytisus - Broom
• Daphniphyllum
• Diervilla - Bush Honeysuckle
• Euptelea
• Eurya
• Frangula - Alder Buckthorn
• Fraxinus - Ash
• Genista - Broom
• Glycine - Soybean
• Hypericum maculatum - Imperforate St John's Wort
• Ilex - Holly
• Juglans - Walnut
• Larix - Larch
• Ligustrum - Privet
• Lindera - Spice Bush
• Lonicera - Honeysuckle
• Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife
• Malus - Apple
• Osmunda
• Philadelphus - Mock-orange
• Picea - Spruce
• Pieris
• Pinus - Pine
• Plectranthus
• Populus - Poplar
• Prunus
• Pseudotsuga - Douglas-fir
• Pyrus - Pear
• Quercus - Oak
• Rhododendron
• Ribes rubrum - Redcurrant
• Robinia
• Rosa - Rose
• Rubus idaeus - Raspberry
• Rumex - Dock
• Salix - Willow
• Sambucus - Elder
• Shepherdia canadensis - Canada Buffaloberry
• Sorbus spp. Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Aconitum ( A-co-ní-tum) known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, women's bane Alangium is a small genus of Flowering plants The genus is treated either in a broad view of the dogwood family Cornaceae, or as the sole member of its Alder is the common name of a Genus of Flowering plants ( Alnus) belonging to the Birch family (Family Betulaceae) Aquilegia ( columbine) is a Genus of about 60-70 species of Herbaceous Perennial plants that are found in Meadows Woodlands Birch is the name of any Tree of the genus Betula ( Bé-tu-la) in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the Calluna vulgaris (also known as Ling is the sole species in the Genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica) is one of the best known species of Camellia. Chestnut ( Castanea) (including some chinkapin or Chinquapin) is a Genus of eight or nine Species of Deciduous Centaurea ( Cen-tau-ré-a) is a genus of about 350-500 Species Species in this genus include Centaurea adpressa Cinchona is a Genus of about 25 Species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of mostly Deciduous Woody plants growing as Shrubs and Trees some species are herbaceous perennial Brooms are a group of Evergreen, semi-evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the Legume family Fabaceae Daphniphyllum is a genus of Flowering plants in the family Daphniphyllaceae, including about 25 species all evergreen shrubs and trees native to east "Bush Honeysuckle" is also the common name of Lonicera maackii, a common invasive shrub in the United States and New Zealand Euptelea is a Genus of two Species of Flowering plants. The genus is found from Assam east through China to Japan Eurya is a Genus of Plant in family Theaceae. Species include Eurya emarginata For the genus Hippophae, see Sea-buckthorn. The Buckthorns ( Rhamnus) are a genus (or two genera if Frangula An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e Brooms are a group of Evergreen, semi-evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the Legume family Fabaceae Glycine is a genus in the Bean family Fabaceae. The most well known species is the Soybean ( Glycine max) Hypericum maculatum Crantz (syn H quadrangulum L H dubium Leers Imperforate St John's-wort, not to be confused with H Holly ( Ilex) is a Genus of about 600 Species of Flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only Walnuts (genus Juglans) are Plants in the family Juglandaceae. Larches are Conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. This article is about the privet plant in the genus Ligustrum. Lindera is a genus of about 80-100 species of Flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species Honeysuckles ( Lonicera; syn Caprifolium Mill) are arching Shrubs or twining Vines in the family Caprifoliaceae Lythrum salicaria ( Purple-loosestrife) is a Flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia Malus, the apples, is a genus of about 30–35 species of small Deciduous Trees or Shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Osmunda is a Genus of primarily temperate-zone Ferns of family Osmundaceae. Mock-orange ( Philadelphus; also Mockorange Mock Orange Syringa is a Genus of about 60 species of Shrubs from 1 to 6 m tall native to Spruce refers to Trees of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of Coniferous Evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae Pieris is a Genus of seven species of Shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Plectranthus is a Genus of warm-climate plants closely related to Solenostemon, sometimes known as the spurflowers. Populus is a genus of between 25–35 species of Flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. Prunus is a Genus of Trees and Shrubs including the Plums cherries, Peaches Apricots and Douglas-fir is the common name applied to coniferous Trees of the Genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family The Red currant ( Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the Gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, native to parts of western Robinia is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, native to North America and northern A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species The raspberry (plural raspberries) is the edible Fruit of a multitude of plant species in the subgenus Idaeobatus of the genus Rubus The docks and sorrels, Genus Rumex L, are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial Willows, sallows and osiers form the Genus Salix, around 400 species of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs found primarily Sambucus ( Elder or Elderberry) is a genus of between 5 and 30 species of Shrubs or small Trees (two species Herbaceous) The Canada Buffaloberry ( Shepherdia canadensis) also known as Russet Buffaloberry, Soopolallie, Soapberry or Foamberry - rowans
• Spartina - Cordgrass
• Symplocos
• Thuja
• Trifolium - Clover
• Tsuga - Hemlock
• Ulmus - Elm
• Vaccinium
• Zanthoxylum

References

• Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
• Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984

External links

• The Engrailed at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera pages

The rowans or mountain-ashes are Plants in the family Rosaceae, in the Genus Sorbus, subgenus Sorbus Spartina, commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, contains 14 Species, native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Symplocaceae is a family of Flowering plants in the order Ericales, including only one genus Symplocos, with about 250 species native to Thuja (pronounced "thoo-ya" or " thoo-ja " is a genus of Coniferous Trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress Alsike redirects here Alsike Sweden is also a town in the Knivsta Municipality, Sweden. Tsuga (from ツガ ja 栂 the name for Tsuga sieboldii) is a genus of conifers in the family Pinaceae. Elms are Deciduous and Semi-deciduous Trees comprising the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae, found Vaccinium is a Genus of Shrubs in the plant Family Ericaceae including the Cranberry, Blueberry, Bilberry Zanthoxylum (from the Greek ξανθὸν ξύλον "yellow wood" is a Genus of about 250 species of Deciduous and Evergreen

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