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Aspitates gilvaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Female Aspitates gilvaria.

Habitat:

Mountain meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.

Notes:

First spotting of Aspitates gilvaria in Greece. According Fauna Europaea Aspitates gilvaria is absent from Greece and the only Aspitates in Greece is Aspitates ochrearia. Mount Vitsi (the location of this spotting) is located just few kilometers from Albania and FYROM, countries in which, again according Fauna Europaea, Aspitates gilvaria is present.

Reference Links:

Straw Belle - Aspitates gilvaria - Overview, Aspitates gilvaria, Aspitates (Aspitates) gilvaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | Fauna Europaea

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2016 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016

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