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Phegea moth side view I expected that identification would be easy. I saw several of them and it is quite big and eye catching. But this moth was not featured on any of the insect sites I looked. Later I learned that it only lives in a few separated areas in The Netherlands.<br /> (Ludosak already photographed and ID&#039;d it a week ago but I forgot about that.)<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Phegeavlinder (Amata phegea) Amata phegea,Geotagged,Nine-spotted moth,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Phegea moth side view

I expected that identification would be easy. I saw several of them and it is quite big and eye catching. But this moth was not featured on any of the insect sites I looked. Later I learned that it only lives in a few separated areas in The Netherlands.
(Ludosak already photographed and ID'd it a week ago but I forgot about that.)

Dutch name: Phegeavlinder (Amata phegea)

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    No problem Joost, always exiting to hunt for the ID, in my opinion it can be a really tough job;) I just posted my other comment. And just a small confort, before I shot it I never knew the creature, I just had the luck of true nine spots:) Posted 13 years ago

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The Nine-spotted moth

The nine-spotted moth or yellow belted burnet is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jun 25, 2012. Captured Jun 23, 2012 13:13 in Huisvenseweg, 5591 Heeze, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/9.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.