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Orache Moth

Trachea atriplicis

Description:

Wingspan 38-42 mm. Formerly resident in the East Anglian and Cambridgeshire fens, it was last recorded in these areas in 1915. A number of records since refer to migrants and have appeared mainly on the south and east coasts, mainly in July and August. The species is fairly common in much of continental Europe, where the larvae feed on orache (Atriplex) and goosefoot (Chenopodium) amongst a range of other low plants.

Notes:

spotted inside my house


1 species ID suggestions

dhobern
dhobern 9 months ago
Orache Moth
Trachea atriplicis Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

14 Comments

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 9 months ago

Beautiful series. I love the second shot, the close up on its head.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 9 months ago

Thanks Emma,i have to update the id
no it's the first time ever that we saw one,so i presume is relativly rare arround

Hemma
Hemma 9 months ago

this is a lovely moth . Do you have a lot of these?

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 9 months ago

Thanks Emma,realy pleasant surprise,it was dark and we only remark the green colour after the photos,so the surprise was even more :)

Hemma
Hemma 9 months ago

Green is appealing on insects! A real pleasant surprise for you ,since you were not looking for it!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 9 months ago

@thanks yogeshSave
@thanks Yuriana for your kind words

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 9 months ago

que lindo color!

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 9 months ago

Beautiful!!!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 9 months ago

Gracias Harsuame por sus palabras :)

harsuame
harsuame 9 months ago

Grandiosa toma muy bella felicidades::

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 9 months ago

thanks Lars and Martinl,i'am going to search based on your's tip mossy branch :)

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 9 months ago

That's what I was thinking initially, too, Martin :D

martinl
martinl 9 months ago

Amazing! Try finding that on a mossy branch!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 9 months ago

What a beauty - nice one, António

Braga, Portugal

Lat: 41.55, Long: -8.42

Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Jul 25, 2012

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