Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes come to light.

Forewing length: 16-18mm.
Foodplant(s): goosefoots (Chenopodium spp.), oraches (Atriplex spp.)
Flying: One generation, July-August
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Waste ground and similar weedy locations.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Spinach Eulithis mellinata

08314 Dark Spinach Pelurga comitata, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF1749 (ABH70.069)