The satellite
The satellite is a grey or reddish brown night moth. It is a winter moth: it flies from autumn to spring and even comes out on mild winter nights. It loves sugary food and flowers.
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Fun facts
It flies at night from September to April.
It does not mind the cold at all and lives high in the Alps and even near the Arctic Circle.
It is more interested in sugar and flowers than in lamps, though it does come to light.
Satellites have even been seen in Iceland.
Most asked questions about The satellite
?Why is it called the satellite moth?
Because the bright spot on its wing has two tiny spots next to it, like little moons going round a planet.
?When can I see the satellite moth?
At night from September to April, even on mild winter nights.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Eupsilia transversa
- Named by
- Hufnagel, 1766
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Satellite (moth) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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