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Flame

Axylia putris

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Noctuidae

A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 13,554Germany · 3,511United Kingdom · 3,106Switzerland · 947France · 905Spain · 360Belgium · 160Italy · 155Luxembourg · 68