Wing patterns tell a story of plants
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A photograph of Cymbalophora pudica offers a close look at its wing pattern. The Naturdata profile gives a wingspan of 35 to 43 millimetres: the distance between the tips of the open wings, not body length. This measurement comes from the species profile; it was not calculated from the local photograph.
The same source associates the species with the plant genera Taraxacum and Plantago, gives a flight period from August to October, and describes a distribution across the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and North Africa. These details place the individual in a wider context.
The municipality’s photographic record, made in October, shows a particular encounter. It does not demonstrate the individual’s relationship with those plants or measure abundance or flight season in Cabeceiras. The image and profile answer different questions: one documents an encounter; the other brings together general species characteristics.
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Naturdata — Cymbalophora pudica
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