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is 38–45 mm (1.5–1.8 in). 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.
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and a pale postdiscal crossline. The darker markings are not usually as strong as in the rather similar
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actually refers only to the small engrailed, with the engrailed proper being separable as
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The ground colour of the wings is buff or grey, variably marked with darker
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represent the southern limit of the distribution (with the
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Geometra crepuscularia
Engrailed

Entomart.be

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Geometridae
Ectropis
Binomial name
Denis
Schiffermüller
Synonyms
moths
Geometridae
British Isles
Russian Far East
Kazakhstan
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Caucasus
Balkan countries
species

fascia

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