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Spinach - Eulithis mellinata


Spinach - Eulithis mellinata
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Copyright: Harm Alberts (Harm-digitaal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 7 N: 1846] (7021)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Moths of Europe 4 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-27 10:01
Viewed: 407
Points: 0
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Eulithis mellinata(Fabricius, 1787) / Spinach / Scheckrand-Haarbüschelspanner / la Cidarie marbrée / Bessentakvlinder.

The Spinach Eulithis mellinata
(Fabricius, 1787)
Wingspan 27-30 mm.

Like its relative The Phoenix (Eulithis prunata), this species feeds on various Ribes species, such as red currant and black currant, and can therefore be found in suburban areas as well as woodland and similar habitats.

The adults fly from June to August in a single generation.

It is fairly common in England and Wales but rare in Scotland and Ireland.
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