Drepanidae : Thyatirinae
Peach Blossom
THYATIRA batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Peach Blossom
THYATIRA batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 32-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not N Greece or and southern part of Iberian peninsula : N Africa-eastwards to Himalaya : China : SE.Asia : Sumatra : Peninsular Malaysia : Borneo
UK Distribution: Resident : Common throughout England,Wales,Ireland & Isle of Man : Scotland-local : Channel Isles-Widespread
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub : Gardens
Similar Species -
None
Larva: The rather fascinating looking larva viewed from the side has raised ridges along the spiracles line and has a hump above its head and raised humps from abdominal section 3-7. The larva looks metallic in shades of browns and greens.
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon on the soil or just below
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The characteristic pink and brown patches on the Peach Blossom make it one of the easiest of moths to recognise, with no other similar species.
The moth has very little variation,with one form where the pink spots merge and another where the forewing is olive tinged with brown.
The moth is attracted to light appearing at the moth trap in small numbers.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not N Greece or and southern part of Iberian peninsula : N Africa-eastwards to Himalaya : China : SE.Asia : Sumatra : Peninsular Malaysia : Borneo
UK Distribution: Resident : Common throughout England,Wales,Ireland & Isle of Man : Scotland-local : Channel Isles-Widespread
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena batis Linnaeus, 1758
- Phalaena batis Linnaeus, 1758
- Europe-Locality unknown
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub : Gardens
Similar Species -
None
Larva: The rather fascinating looking larva viewed from the side has raised ridges along the spiracles line and has a hump above its head and raised humps from abdominal section 3-7. The larva looks metallic in shades of browns and greens.
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon on the soil or just below
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The characteristic pink and brown patches on the Peach Blossom make it one of the easiest of moths to recognise, with no other similar species.
The moth has very little variation,with one form where the pink spots merge and another where the forewing is olive tinged with brown.
The moth is attracted to light appearing at the moth trap in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Rubus brasiliensis - Brazilian Blackberry
- Rubus caesius - Dewberry
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Rubus occidentalis - Black Raspberry
- Rubus odoratus - Thimbleberry
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Drepanoidea Drepanidae Thyatirinae THYATIRA Ochsenheimer 1816 Thyatira batis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena batis (Linnaeus, 1758) - PHALAENA batis (Linnaeus, 1758) = Thyatira vicina pallida Rothschild, 1926 = Thyatira rubrescens Werny, 1966 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.509 - n.72 - Europe-locality unknown - T.b.f.confluens Ruter, 1890-pink spots converge T.b.f.phaea Dannehl, 1926-forewing olive,tinged brown |