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Broad-barred white - Hecatera bicolorata Meerdaalbos. Belgium,Broad-barred white,Geotagged,Hecatera bicolorata,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Unusual, curling around the flower. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Yes! I guess is to maintain equilibrium on it :-) Posted 3 years ago
      1. That is exactly how I attack a hamburger too! So far I have not lost my balance and fallen over. Posted 3 years ago
        1. it might also be a protective behavior, like "mine, mine" :-D Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
  2. Poor flower getting murdered Posted 3 years ago
    1. Haha! we all have to eat something that was alive at some point! :-D Posted 3 years ago

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The broad-barred white is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Turkey, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, western Siberia and China.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded May 22, 2022. Captured Jul 21, 2011 14:47 in Meerdaalweg 2, 3050 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
  • Canon PowerShot S3 IS
  • f/3.2
  • 1/101s
  • 6mm