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Trachea atriplicis
A moth of Noctuidae family with a wingspan of some 4 cm. Wings richly decorated with greenish plaques.
Found in almost all of Palearctic ecozone. Here, seen on our balcony on an early night in August. Close to forested area of our village park, alpine vegetation.
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many thanks Bayucca, for help in ID-ing and for suggestions - and for the french name as well.
Noctuidae, Xyleninae, Trachea atriplicis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachea_at...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctuelle_...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meldeneule...
Spotted on Aug 12, 2014
Submitted on May 30, 2015
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