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Speckled moth in tall grass, Heesch, the Netherlands Still working on the ID, no success yet. Callistege mi,Europe,Heesch,Macro,Mother Shipton Moth,Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Speckled moth in tall grass, Heesch, the Netherlands

Still working on the ID, no success yet.

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  1. Mother Shipton Moth (Callistege mi)
    http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/CallistMi.htm
    Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
    1. Thanks! I had not expected this to be a species intro :)

      I used this site, but failed at it:
      http://www.vlindernet.nl/
      Posted 11 years ago

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The Mother Shipton Moth, (Callistege mi) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was classified by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759, and is also known under the name of ''Euclidia mi''. In Finnish it is known as ''Piirtoyökkönen'' and in German as ''Scheck-Tageule''.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 17, 2014. Captured May 16, 2014 14:43.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm