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The Forester

Adscita statices

Photo by Dr.Sarancha
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Description:

known as the Green Forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 25–28 millimetres (0.98–1.1 in). The moth flies in sunshine from mid-May to early August. The larvae feed on various species of Rumex, such as Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella

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The Forester

Adscita statices

Comments (4)

nema hr prijevod, mi samo kazemo nocni leptiri, a moljci su nocni leptiri stetocine....
M. Bistrica je divno mjesto...nisu ovo pravi noćni leptiri, to su day-flying moths, ne znam dal postoji u hrvatskom jeziku odgovarajući prijevod, mi sve moth-ove zovemo noćni leptiri...btw. ova tvoja trei zadnja su porodica Zygaenidae ili na hr ivanjske ptičice....napokon lijepo hrvatsko ime za nekog leptira :D
baviš se i noćnim leptirima? :D ovoga nisam nikad vidjela uživo, divna boja...

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