Abraxas grossulariata (The Magpie)
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Abraxas grossulariata (The Magpie)
Originator: Leif Gabrielsen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group: Macro-moths ("Macro-heterocera")
Family: Geometrid moths (Geometridae)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Abraxas
Species: The Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
Other names: stikkelsbærmåler
Norwegian name: Stikkelsbærpraktmåler
Host plants: Corylus (Hazel), Corylus avellana (Common Hazel), Ligustrum, Prunus padus (European Bird Cherry), Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn), Ribes, Ribes uva-crispa (Gooseberry), Salix (Willows, Sallows and Osiers)
Confusion species: Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)
Norwegian Red List 2010: Least Concern more info