| Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Pseudopanthera macularia (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Speckled Yellow French name: Panthère Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Ennominae Wingspan: 23-28 mm Biotope: Open woodlands, bushy places, hedgerows. Geographic area: Europe, from Spain to Russia and from the Mediterranean Isles to Scandinavia. Flight time: April to July. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Bright green. Host plant: Wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia) and other Lamiaceae. |
The Speckled Yellow is a small geometridae moth with a pale yellow to orange yellow ground colour and dark patches. The colour of the Speckled yellow looks like a panther's fur. Black marks may vary between moths. This moth is used to flying during the day. It over winters as a chrysalis. |
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This moth is a so small size that you need to look carefully to see it. |
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While walking along forest tracks, the Speckled Yellow usually flies away as soon as you get close. You just need to see where it lands and then come close slowly to take the picture. those "panthers" are not really dangerous! |
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I have observed this Speckled Yellow, covered with dew, early in the morning. |
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Impossible not to observe Speckled Yellow moths while walking along forest tracks in April-May. |
André Bon October 2012