Triphosa dubitata
Introduction '''''Triphosa dubitata''''', the '''tissue''', is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found from north-west Africa across the Palearctic to Japan.The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.Fig 1 larvae after final moultThe larvae feed on bird cherry (''Prunus padus''), ''Rhamnus'' species (including alder buckthorn (''Rhamnus frangula''), buckthorn (''Rhamnus cathartica'') and ash (''Fraxinus excelsior'').
Subspecies * ''Triphosa dubitata dubitata''* ''Triphosa dubitata amblychiles'' Prout, 1937
References
External links * *  The tissue at ''UKMoths''*  ''Fauna Europaea''*  ''Lepiforum. e.V.''