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n. The flower of a peach tree that will eventually turn into a peach.
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The peach blossom (Thyatira batis) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and East through the Palearctic to Japan, Mongolia. It is a fairly common species in the British Isles.
It is a striking species with brown forewings marked with five pink and white blotches which do rather resemble the petals of peach blossom. The hindwings are buff and grey. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The species flies at night, in western Europe in June and July sometimes with a partial second brood emerges in late August and September. The species is attracted to light and sugar.
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The larva is brown with white markings and several humps along its back. At rest it raises both ends as with many drepanids. It feeds on various Rubus species. The species overwinters as a pupa.
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The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
The Peach Blossom, Thyatira batis is a moth in the family Drepanidae.
Peach Blossom may also refer to :
- Peach blossom, flowers of the Peach tree Prunus persica.
- Peach Blossom Island, an island
- Peach Blossoms, a candy
- Princess Peach's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a cartoon character
- Peach Blossom (pony), a toy
Usage examples of "peach blossom".
He sleeps with his new concubine, Peach Blossom, whom he has had but three days.
The cold sweet scent of the peach blossom mixed with cooking, horses and woodsmoke.
But she'd gotten so damned upset, she hadn't been able to stop herself When they got back to Atlanta, Tom was going to look at that house on Peach Blossom if she had to drag him by the ear.
Cerix's wheeled chair remained in the grotto, but the only thing on it was a peach blossom of remarkable size.
There was something almost creepy in the way his eyes clung to girls, and when he looked at Diana, it was like watching a slug crawl over a peach blossom.