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The White Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipeda
44.4377, 26.0974
Field Notes
Description:
Came into my room one evening, lured by the light... It was later released without harm. Bucharest, Romania.
Habitat:
Bucharest, Romania.
Notes:
”Wingspan 34-48 mm.
Widely distributed and fairly common over much of Britain, there is considerable variation in the degree of black speckling, and in certain parts of Scotland, there are forms with a buffish ground colour.
It generally flies from May to July, sometimes later in the south.
The hairy larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants.”
Reference Links:
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda - UKMoths
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012
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