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Scoliopteryx libatrix - Overwintering in Bunker About some 20-30 of these sitting on the walls of a room inside the old German WW2 bunker "Wassermann" on the Dutch island Schiermonnikoog. Erebidae,Geotagged,Netherlands,Noctuoidea,Schiermonnikoog,Scoliopteryginae,Scoliopterygini,Scoliopteryx,Scoliopteryx libatrix,The herald,nl: Roesje Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Scoliopteryx libatrix - Overwintering in Bunker

About some 20-30 of these sitting on the walls of a room inside the old German WW2 bunker "Wassermann" on the Dutch island Schiermonnikoog.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting habitat! Maybe a silly question, but where would they feed on? Posted 4 years ago
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      Pudding4brains
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      I don't really "do" Lepidoptera, but I think it's fair to assume that these will be in some low-energy "hibernation" stasis that doesn't require any food intake. The bunker is just a dark, somewhat protective shelter for them to get through winter - in spring they'll easily find their way out again... Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Herald

The herald is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic .

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2020. Captured in Cornelis Visserpad, 9166 Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands.
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