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Serrated Emerald

Thetidia plusiaria

Description:

Body length perhaps a centimetre.

Habitat:

Balcony, attracted by night light.

15 Comments

Finally after 2½ years I have found the Common Name for this moth on this webpage http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPa...

Thanks Maria

Thanks Maria, I have lots more to come but I'm still 3 months behind with adding spottings!

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

such a beautiful moth! my favorite color. great spotting!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

absolutely beautiful !

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Love the colour :)

Thanks, done. I thought it might have been a Spanish name, I'll keep looking for that.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

As common name I would just take: Geometric Moth. Macros Nocturnas is just a sample name of the author on flickr.

Thanks everyone for the comments and ID, I have updated the page.

Paw Printz
Paw Printz 11 years ago

Nice spotting

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Geometridae, Geometrinae, Thetidia plusiaria. Nice one!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful colours!!

Thanks. Added. More to come.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful! I think Bayucca would appreciate if you could add this to his mission, European Butterflies and Moths:

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8574...

Llíria, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012

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