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Ashes (Fraxinus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Species Many, see text. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About...
Binomial name Eupithecia fraxinata Crewe, 1863 The Ash Pug (Eupithecia fraxinata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Agrochola circellaris Hufnagel, 1766 The Brick (Agrochola circellaris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Euproctis chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. ... Binomial name Pavonia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 The Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. ... Binomial name Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Colotois pennaria Linnaeus, 1761 The Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Epirrita dilutata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The November Moth (Epirrita dilutata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767 The Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Fraxinus excelsior L. The European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a tall tree, native to most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia (the northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway) and southern Mediterranean Europe. ... Binomial name Eupsilia transversa Hufnagel, 1766 The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 The Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758 The Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...
The European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a tall tree, native to most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia (the northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway) and southern Mediterranean Europe.
Ash wood is a traditional material for tool handles, tennis rackets and snooker cues; it is also used as firewood because it burns well even when 'green' (freshly cut).
Ash was coppiced, often in hedgerows, and evidence in the form of some huge boles with multiple trunks emerging at head height can still be see in parts of Britain.
An ash can be any of three different tree genera from three very distinct families (see end of page for disambiguation), but originally and most commonly refers to trees of the genus Fraxinus in the olive family Oleaceae.
The ashes are usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous though a few subtropical species are evergreen.
Ash is also used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidopterawhichfeed on Ashes.
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