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Dark Crimson Underwing, Heesch, Netherlands Got lucky here. I did two small sessions, two nights in a row. The second night largely produced the same species as the first (given our limited garden habitat) so I quickly lost interest. Just as I was about to end it, this one came along. It was very restless, jumping between the cloth and the grass below.<br /> <br /> According to Dutch Wikipedia, this species is very rare in the Netherlands and Belgium. I suspect that information may be somewhat outdated.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119025/dark_crimson_underwing_on_grass_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Dark Crimson Underwing on grass, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/119025_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ckrtyWYaOwp%2FT4BuI2TerIr5N%2Bg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dark Crimson Underwing on grass, Heesch, Netherlands Got lucky here. I did two small sessions, two nights in a row. The second night largely produced the same species as the first (given our limited garden habitat) so I quickly lost interest. Just as I was about to end it, this one came along. It was very restless, jumping between the cloth and the grass below.<br /> <br /> According to Dutch Wikipedia, this species is very rare in the Netherlands and Belgium. I suspect that information may be somewhat outdated.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119022/dark_crimson_underwing_heesch_netherlands.html Catocala sponsa,Dark Crimson Underwing,Europe,Heesch,Moth Week 2021,Netherlands,World,the Netherlands" /></a></figure> Catocala sponsa,Europe,Heesch,Moth Week 2021,Netherlands,World,the Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Dark Crimson Underwing, Heesch, Netherlands

Got lucky here. I did two small sessions, two nights in a row. The second night largely produced the same species as the first (given our limited garden habitat) so I quickly lost interest. Just as I was about to end it, this one came along. It was very restless, jumping between the cloth and the grass below.

According to Dutch Wikipedia, this species is very rare in the Netherlands and Belgium. I suspect that information may be somewhat outdated.

Dark Crimson Underwing on grass, Heesch, Netherlands Got lucky here. I did two small sessions, two nights in a row. The second night largely produced the same species as the first (given our limited garden habitat) so I quickly lost interest. Just as I was about to end it, this one came along. It was very restless, jumping between the cloth and the grass below.<br /> <br /> According to Dutch Wikipedia, this species is very rare in the Netherlands and Belgium. I suspect that information may be somewhat outdated.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119022/dark_crimson_underwing_heesch_netherlands.html Catocala sponsa,Dark Crimson Underwing,Europe,Heesch,Moth Week 2021,Netherlands,World,the Netherlands

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    morpheme
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    Better luck that I did... That's a lovely moth.

    We get dark very late here. Sunset isn't until 9 and it's not truly dark until at least 10pm. I tried lighting up a sheet the other night and didn't attract anything before I needed to go to bed.     Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Same here! 9:40pm sunset but real darkness only sets in at close to midnight. Some species do already come out in the twilight. Posted 4 years ago
  3. View Neptune's profile
    Neptune
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    Amazing colours Posted 4 years ago

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The Dark Crimson Underwing

''Catocala sponsa'', the dark crimson underwing, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and from Anatolia up to the Caucasus.

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2021. Captured Jul 22, 2021 23:18.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm

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