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Hadena
Hadena compta
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Hadena

Schrank, 1802
Synonyms
  • Enterpia Guenée, 1850
  • Kuruschia Boursin, 1940
  • Miselia Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Zeteolyga Billberg, 1820

Hadena is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. About 15 species are native to North America, while over 100 are distributed in the Palearctic ecozone.[1]

Description

Eyes hairy. Palpi upturned and clothed with long hairs. Third joint short. Antennae of male ciliated. Thorax squarely scaled and flattened. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia lack spines. Wings are short and broad. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 from cell or on a very short stalk.[2]

Ecology

Hadena larvae often feed on the seeds of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, the pinks, and some of the adult moths are pollinators of Silene species.[3] Hadena moths have hairy eyes.[1]

There are about 143[3] to 149 species[1] in the genus.

Zeteolyga was a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae; it is now considered to be a synonym of Hadena.

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Troubridge, J. T and L. G. Crabo. (2002). A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species. Fabreries 27(2) 109.
  2. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Dötterl, S. Importance of floral scent compounds for the interaction between Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae) and the nursery pollinator Hadena bicruris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Germany.