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Euclidia mi
The Mother Shipton Moth is a day flying moth of the Noctuidae family. It hibernates as a pupa, in a cocoon in grass or right underneath the ground.
Prealpine meadow. Spotted on Bistorta officinalis, the plant dominating in these meadows at the time. Found in open habitats. Distribution: most of Europe, Siberia, the Far East and Asia Minor .
Last picture is of habitat.
Thanks for your comment Emma. A few other of my spottings come from the same meadow or nearby ones. I still have to upload the flowers:-)
I agree Daniel.Including a picture of the habitat is a great idea.
I can imagine, Sharp Shooters ,plant hoppers,jumping spiders,lady bugs,moths ,caterpillars , butterflies and all sorts of " small Wonders" in there!
Wild Flowers too! What surprised me is the wild flowers that i spotted this year were similar to the ones Antonio spotted in his " Wheat Meadow"! The wild flowers that i spotted in San Francisco are native to the Mediterranean and were brought in by the first settlers on ships. Wild Flowers like Mallow were used for medicinal purposes in those days. Mallow was used for toothache and so on and so forth.
Thanks Emma! I sometimes sneak them in:-) Having a more general idea of habitat is interesting too. These meadows are not far behind my place and are full of plant and animal treasures at the moment.
Thanks Satyen! Martin/bayucca, this creature seems to have an interesting name in all languages, including Latin!
You wanna some stories, Martin?? Here are some...
Obviously thos Mother was quite a crazy lady ;-)...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Ship...
http://www.j-lorber.de/proph/seher/shipt...
Bayucca is our wizard if ID. They even come with stories now. I wonder if mother Shipton really looked like that.
Noctuidae, Catocalinae, Callistege mi or today Euclidia mi. En Français: M noir, auf Deutsch: Scheck-Tageule. One of the strangiest and craziest name I ever heard...
Thank you so much for your guidance on this Martin! The antennas are not too well in focus on these shots and my recollection was that they were clubbed, but I am going to check extra shots. That explains why I went no where with skippers... As you can guess moths are not my forte, I hope bayucca will pop by!
I suggest this is a moth. The verso side of the wings certainly looks like one of the thousands of Geometridae moths. I would expect a butterfly to have clubbed antennae. I know I've just made your ID task much harder but hopefully in the right direction.
Lat: 46.50, Long: 6.96
Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012
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