Dark-backed Epistrophe - Epistrophe nitidicollis
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Dark-backed Epistrophe - Epistrophe nitidicollis | dylan | Laundry Lane | 31 Oct 2020, 10:53 a.m. | 9 May 2020, 11:03 a.m. |
Species Description
Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the southern half of the UK. Habitat includes: roadside verges, parks, gardens, allotments, cemeteries, woodland rides, meadows etc. Diet: Adults nectar on hawthorns, roses, brambles and Umbellifers, Larvae feed on Aphids. Other names include: Straight-banded Smoothtail.