Abraxas grossulariata (The Magpie)
Originator: Leif Gabrielsen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Abraxas
Species: Abraxas grossulariata (The Magpie)
Other names: stikkelsbærmåler
Norwegian name: Stikkelsbærpraktmåler
Host plants: Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Common Hazel (Corylus avellana), Euonymus, Euonymus europaeus, European Bird Cherry (Prunus padus), Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Hazel (Corylus), Ligustrum, Ribes, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Anania hortulata (Small Magpie)