Lomographa temerata greatly in intensity and always leaves free (at least in part) a broad white dentate subterminal line. On the hindwings there is also a small black central spot and weakly marked gray bands. The black spots on the upperside of the wings appear also on the undersides. Grown caterpillars are green and have a yellow or reddish often interrupted line on the back. Pupae are brown. These moths fly from May to June in one generation. . The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including hawthorn ("Crataegus monogyna"), blackthorn "Prunus spinosa", wild cherry ("Prunus avium"), bird cherry ("Prunus
Prunus avium parent species of "Prunus cerasus" (sour cherry), by way of ancient crosses between it and "Prunus fruticosa" (dwarf cherry) in the areas where the two species overlap. All three species can breed with one another. "Prunus cerasus" is now a species in its own right, having developed beyond a hybrid and stabilised. Pliny distinguishes between "Prunus", the plum fruit, and "Cerasus", the cherry fruit. Already in Pliny quite a number of cultivars are cited, some possibly species or varieties, Aproniana, Lutatia, Caeciliana, and so on. Pliny grades them by flavour, including dulcis ("sweet") and acer ("sharp"). and goes so far