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single and white, preceded by oblong black spots separated by the pale veins. Hindwings have the cell ochreous white, containing a black cellspot; outer and subterminal sinuous series of ochreous white spots between the veins. Fringe of both wings are mottled black and white, with pale line at base; underside is ochreous white.
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The larva is yellowish with a dorsal line dark, finely pale in centre and with several fine wavy lines on each side. The spiracular line is broad, dark reddish brown, edged below with yellow or red.
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961:Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
478:The stages of its life cycle are as follows:
291:in 1759, and is also known under the name of
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869:"Mother Shipton, England's Nostradamus lady"
792:. The Ecology of Commanster. Archived from
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691:Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
503:Among its foods is the nectar of the
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1187:Taxa named by Carl Alexander Clerck
486:: June – September,
871:. Wilson's Almanac. Archived from
482:: May – September,
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490:: July – May, and
436:For a key to the terms used, see
814:De Prins, Willy; Chris Steeman.
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822:. Flemish Entomological Society
715:Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde
681:Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019).
589:Old engraving of Mother Shipton
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494:: May – July.
438:Glossary of entomology terms
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631:. Taxapad. Archived from
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1167:Moths described in 1759
287:. It was classified by
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629:Home of Ichneumonoidea
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562:Melilotus officinalis
511:. The larva feeds on
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432:Technical description
412:it is most common in
289:Carl Alexander Clerck
1041:Fauna Europaea (new)
913:on February 17, 2019
713:Seitz, A. Ed., 1914
319:Variations include:
247:Callistege litterata
24:Mother Shipton moth
950:De Vlinderstichting
619:Yu, Dicky Sick Ki.
550:Andromeda polifolia
544:Hypericum maculatum
520:Polygonum aviculare
277:Mother Shipton moth
252:Callistege mi elzei
635:on March 25, 2016.
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568:Lotus corniculatus
526:Lathyrus pratensis
509:creeping buttercup
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696:December 7,
685:Euclidia mi
293:Euclidia mi
234:Euclidia mi
217:Euclidia mi
209:Phalaena mi
115:Lepidoptera
1182:Callistege
1161:Categories
954:(in Dutch)
879:2008-10-23
826:2017-03-25
800:2008-10-23
752:2017-03-25
606:References
406:Asia Minor
385:aurantiaca
357:illuminata
338:illuminata
315:Variations
159:C. mi
146:Callistege
125:Noctuoidea
95:Arthropoda
52:Side view
38:Upperside
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927:taxonomy.
408:. On the
371:explanata
153:Species:
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75:Eukaryota
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1067:LepIndex
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990:Wikidata
925:Euclidia
842:Folklore
507:and the
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353:Amurland
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466:Biology
426:Ireland
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398:Siberia
375:Bohemia
367:suffusa
349:extrema
303:and in
297:Finnish
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