Eucarta amethystina

Eucarta amethystina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eucarta
Species:	E. amethystina
Binomial name
Eucarta amethystina (Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
Noctua amethystina Hubner, 1803 Telesilla austera Warren, 1911

Eucarta amethystina is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in central Europe, east to Belarus, through the Ural to the Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from rosy grey to rosy brown, with an amethyst-coloured hue. The markings are dark brown with a whitish border. The hindwings are uniform light grey-brown. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Apiaceae species, including Laser trilobum, Silaum silaus, Peucedanum officinale and Daucus carota. Full-grown larvae are green. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Further reading

• Günter Ebert (Hrsg.):Die Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs. Band 6. Nachtfalter IV. Noctuidae 2. Teil. 1. Auflage. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9.
• Walter Forster, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: Die Schmetterlinge Mitteleuropas – Bd. IV Eulen (Noctuidae). Franckh´sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1971
• Michael Fibiger und Hermann Hacker: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 9 Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part)., Entomological Press, Sorø 2007 ISBN 87-89430-11-5
• Manfred Koch: Wir bestimmen. Schmetterlinge. Band 3. Eulen. Neumann Verlag, Radebeul 2. Auflage 1972