Northern Spinach

Eulithis populata

Eulithis populata, the northern spinach, is a moth of the genus Eulithis in the family Geometridae. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 83 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 22°C (typically 19 to 24°C, from 6 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 57°N in July to 65°N in August, about 900 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.