Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Pelurga > Pelurga comitataPelurga comitata (Dark Spinach)Synonyms: Larentia comitata; Pelurga argentata; Pelurga contrastata; Pelurga ferruginascens; Pelurga ferrugionascens; Pelurga impuncta; Pelurga limbofumata; Pelurga moldavinata; Pelurga tangens; Pelurga unicolor; Pelurga zonata; Phalaena comitata (homotypic) Pelurga comitata, the dark spinach, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic, including Europe (except the South-west and the Arctic Region), Siberia, the Russian Far East and northern China The larva is stout, rugose laterally, segmentation distinct; ochreous brown; dorsum tinged with green and with a row of large V-shaped dark markings on the abdominal segments, pointing forward. The moth flies from mid June to mid September . The larva feed on orache and goosefoot especially on the flowers and seeds.. |
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Area acres |
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Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ouse Washes |
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769 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Roudsea Wood and Mosses |
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1163 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Saltfleetby–Theddlethorpe Dunes and Gibraltar Point |
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2373 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thorne Moor |
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4718 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods |
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829 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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