Ennomos alniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Canary-shouldered Thorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnnomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn)
GenusEnnomos (a genus of thorns)
TribeEnnomini (a tribe of moths)
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 Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn) :
1: Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn)
8 Sep 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - wings open - anterior view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - wings open - antero-dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - wings open - antero-dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 4: Adult - wings open - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 5: Adult - wings open - lateral view - natural background
2: Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn)
22 Jul 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - wings up - anterior view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - wings up - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - wings up - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - wings up - lateral view - natural background (2)Image 5: Adult - wings up - lateral view - natural background (3)Image 6: Adult - wings up - oblique view - natural background
3: Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn)
6 Aug 2016 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 4: Adult - front three-quarter view - natural background
4: Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn)
7 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in MV trap 6/7 Aug 05
Image 1: Adult - antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - wings lain downImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - wings lain down (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - wings lain down (3)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - wings openImage 6: Adult - dorsal view - wings open (2)Image 7: Adult - dorso-lateral viewImage 8: Adult - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 9: Adult - dorso-lateral view (3)Image 10: Adult - dorso-lateral view (4)Image 11: Adult - dorso-lateral view (5)Image 12: Adult - lateral viewImage 13: Adult - lateral view (2)Image 14: Adult - latero-dorsal viewImage 15: Adult - rear three-quarter view

Ennomos alniaria (Canary-shouldered Thorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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