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Spinach (moth)

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and apical streak with brown chequering on the fringe. The hindwings are plain cream but are rarely seen as the species usually rests in a very distinctive and characteristic way with the forewings held out at 90° to the body with the hindwings hidden behind them. Some other members of the genus such
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food plant. In the British Isles it is fairly common in England and Wales but much rarer in Scotland and Ireland.
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rest in a similar way. The species flies at night from June to August and is attracted to light.
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The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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though its distribution is rather local due to its specialized
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is 33–38 mm. The forewings are yellow marked with brown
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Index

Eulithis mellinata
Spinach (disambiguation)

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Geometridae
Eulithis
Binomial name
Fabricius
Synonyms
moth
Geometridae
first described
Johan Christian Fabricius
Palearctic
Near East
larval

wingspan
fascia
northern spinach
barred straw
larva
currants
egg

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