Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

see #Leediku – any old mottled butterfly or moth. (Bottle of wine for the first realistic answer backed up by credible evidence). Part of a #lepidopteran group. See also #Kuldtiiva.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Unexplained #Seletamatu

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

has it that they’re never around when you need ’em, both species are quite common in #Estonia), #HeodesVirgaureae. Part of a #lepidopteran group. See also #Leediku.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Insect #Putukas
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Tallinn #Pirita #Lepiku
#Leediku (Leedik)
#Pyralid or snout moth. Numerous species, including the ubiquitous iniquitous #kirjuleedik (#kirju meaning variegated, mottled,, etc., see #Kirilase) or meal moth, #PyralisFarinalis. Part of a lepidopteran group. See also #Lumiku.

#Insects #Putukad