Mniotype satura

Mniotype satura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mniotype
Species:	M. satura
Binomial name
	Mniotype satura; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Blepharita satura; Ablephica satura;

The Beautiful Arches (Mniotype satura) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

Technical description and variation

C. satura Schiff. (= porphyrea Esp.) (32 b). Shorter- and broader-winged than melanodonta [Mniotype melanodonta (Hampson, 1906)] . Forewing dull reddish throughout, more or less hidden by the purplish black suffusion; the upper stigmata, the basal patch, the submarginal area, and the subterminal line all dull reddish; the wedge-shaped marks before the last much shorter and less conspicuous; otherwise as in melanodonta; hindwing dark brownish-fuscous, with cellspot and slight outer line marked; a pale terminal streak at anal angle. Larva reddish brown, darker along dorsum; dorsal line interrupted and obscure; spiracular yellowish green; an obscure subdorsal row of oblique grey streaks.^[2] The wingspan is 40–50 mm.

Biology

The moth flies from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various woody plants and deciduous trees.

References

^ Beck, Herbert (1 December 1991). "Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae" (PDF). Atalanta: 200. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^ Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beck, Herbert (1 December 1991). "Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae" (PDF). Atalanta: 200. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[2] Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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