Orthosia populeti
| Lead-coloured drab Orthosia populeti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Orthosia |
| Species: | O. populeti
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthosia populeti (Fabricius, 1775)
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Orthosia populeti, the lead-coloured drab, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 34–40 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm.Meyrick describes it -Antennae in male bipectinated. Forewings brown-grey, slightly purplish-tinged ; first, median, and second lines somewhat darker, especially on costa ; orbicular and reniform darker, outlined with pale ; subterminal line pale greyish-ochreous, edged anteriorly in middle with two small red-brown or black marks. Hindwings grey. Larva pale green or greenish-whitish ; dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular lines whitish ; head pale greenish-ochreous, more or less blackmarked.[1] The moth flies in one generation from the beginning of March to May [1].
The caterpillars mainly feed on aspen.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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