Colotois pennaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Feathered Thorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn) :
1: Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
15 Nov 2009 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 3: Lateral view - close-upImage 4: Ventral view - close-up
2: Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
7 Nov 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at 2am on 7th Nov, at lighted window
Image 1: Dorsal view - at rest - pale backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - wings slightly raised - pale backgroundImage 3: Face view - pale backgroundImage 4: Lateral view - pale backgroundImage 5: Ventral view - pale background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Waring, P. 2007 Silver-striped Hawkmoth & Feathered Thorn Vol 18 (3) Page: 207

Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
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