Eulithis populata
| Eulithis populata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eulithis |
| Species: | E. populata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulithis populata L. (1758) | |
The northern spinach (Eulithis populata) is a moth of the genus Eulithis in the family Geometridae.
Distribution
A Holarctic species found in North America, Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Urals, Siberia, Russian Far East, and North Mongolia.
Description
The wingspan is 33-40mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow (varying in ground colour from a straw yellow to orange-brown or dark brown). There is a brown central band and a brown basal patch. Adults rest with the abdomen curled up. There is a W shaped projection on the cross band.
The flight period is June to September.
References
External links
- European Butterflies and Moths
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Northern Spinach at UK Moths
- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (Dutch)
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