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 fruticosa the pun are "fructus" or "frux", from "fruor", "enjoy" - a fruit is a result enjoyed - and "frutex", "shrub", adjective "fruticosus", "bushy", from a totally different root. "Prunus" is a grammatical feminine, so "Prunus fruticosa" agrees in gender. However, Pallas says "Haec mihi tantum fructibus suis innotuit, qui distinctam itidem speciem indicare videntur", "It came to my attention at last because of its fruit, which repeatedly seemed to indicate a distinct species." The fruit seemed "fere Pruni forma", "nearly in the form of "Prunus"", especially because "praedita oblongo nucleo", "furnished with an oblong seed." So, Pallas moved it from