Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Thyatira Higher classification Thyatira | Phylum Arthropoda Family Drepanidae Scientific name Thyatira batis Rank Species | |
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Similar Thyatira, Butterflies and moths, Buff arches, Drepanidae, Drepana falcataria | ||
Eels peach blossom
The peach blossom (Thyatira batis) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and East through the Palearctic to Japan, Mongolia. It is a fairly common species in the British Isles.
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It is a striking species with brown forewings marked with five pink and white blotches which do rather resemble the petals of peach blossom. The hindwings are buff and grey. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The species flies at night, in western Europe in June and July sometimes with a partial second brood emerges in late August and September. The species is attracted to light and sugar.
The larva is brown with white markings and several humps along its back. At rest it raises both ends as with many drepanids. It feeds on various Rubus species. The species overwinters as a pupa.
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Eels peach blossom
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