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Radiant Emerald Moth

Bustilloxia saturata

Description:

ID confirmation requested. Wing span c 2 cm.

Habitat:

Balcony, attracted from surrounding countryside by night light.

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2 Comments

You are probably correct, all those with "Emerald" in the common name (there are 10 in Europe) are Geometridae but there are others which do not have Emerald in the name. Of the 10 I found this one looks closest http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPa...

Eis4Xtreme
Eis4Xtreme 10 years ago

I think this is a moth in the family Geometridae

Llíria, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Aug 20, 2013
Submitted on Aug 27, 2013

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