Mythimna vitellina THE DELICATE

£4.95£7.95

The Delicate Moth

Format: SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data

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SKU: WB6411

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Noctuidae. First named by Hübner in 1808.

Colour: Forewings pale yellowish ochreous, typically strongly flushed with rufous; veins finely rufous; lines fine, more or less angulated. Hindwings ochreous white, greyer in female. Some colour forms darker.

Size: Wingspan 36-43 mm

Comments & Applications:  A frequent migrant species, numbers fluctuating from year to year. Normally restricted to Southern Britain but has been reported further north. Seldom offered for sale, a connoisseur species.

Thinking about starting your own British moth reference collection? We have a large range of captive bred and antique British moths in stock. Also useful in education, film, media, artistry and interior design, frames and domes.

Format: Supplied SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data

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