Wandering Sunset

Uresiphita gilvata

"Uresiphita gilvata" is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794 and is found in Europe and North Africa.
Uresiphita gilvata It really looked like it just stopped to watch me photographing and then went on it's way, but probably it had no ideia I was there ^_^ Caterpillar,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Macro,Portugal,Uresiphita gilvata

Appearance

The wingspan is 29–37 mm. The forewing is greyish to light brown sometimes whitish bands either side of the median area.The hindwing is pale or bright yellow with a black margin. The lines vary from faint to clear. The postmedian line is undulating and the antemedian line is almost straight.
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Naming

It is listed as a synonym of "Uresiphita polygonalis" by some sources.
Shiny black head  Caterpillar,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Portugal,Uresiphita gilvata,macro

Behavior

Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location.
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Food

The larva feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants, including "Genista", "Cytisus" and "Ulex".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusUresiphita
SpeciesU. gilvata