Eulithis mellinata THE SPINACH
£1.95 – £2.75
Spinach Moth
Format: SET, spread wings mounted on pin
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Description
Description
Taxonomy Identification: Family Geometridae > Larentiinae. First named by Fabricius in 1787
Colour: Base colour yellow with darker brown bar and lines. Hind-wing pale yellow with darker outer edge. Highly variable, some specimens less yellow and more brown.
Size: Wingspan 27-30 mm
Comments & Applications: Common throughout England and Wales, rare or absent in the North. Frequenting urban areas and woodland where the larval food plant red currant and black currant grows.
Perfect if you are starting your own British Moth reference collection. Also useful in education, film, media, artistry and interior design, craft frames and domes.
Format: Supplied SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data
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