#timandra comae

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #213

Blood-vein

Timandra comae

From the geometridae family. They have a wingspan of 30-46 mm. They inhabit hedgerows, ditches, wet meadows, gardens and woodland rides. They can be found throughout western and central Europe.

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Gul Syremåler (Timandra comae)

Blood-vein (Timandra comae)

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Gul syremåler (Timandra comae)

Blood-vein (Timandra comae)

[clavainov]

recovering from pneumonia with a very slow walk from the house (2023-07-28) featuring a blood vein moth (timandra comae)

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Blood-vein (Timandra comae) upperwing Lepidoptera wing hexagon - Giclée print

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The Blood-vein moth has buff-coloured wings with a distinctive pink or brownish-red line across the fore and hind wings. When at rest the wings are held flat so that these markings form a virtually straight line between the forewing tips. The fringes are also a bright pink colour.  They can be seen during the day around low vegetation. They overwinter as larvae which can be seen in July and from September to the following April. They pupate near the ground among plant debris. Two generations breed from May to July and August to September. They are common to England and Wales, but less frequent in Scotland and Ireland.