Marbled green
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Cryphia muralis Forster, 1771
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The Marbled Green (Cryphia muralis) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.
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Its wings are colored white through several shades of green. However, the green coloring will eventually fade.
Technical Description and variation
- See glossary for terms used
The wingspan is 27–34 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. Forewing smooth, unspeckled green, the markings black and prominent : the claviform and orbicular stigmata coalescing to form a blotch; ab. par Hbn. is grey green, with darker green dusting; the black markings obsolete. — ab. impar Warr. is green dusted with black or rufous; the lines more or less obsolete: the green colour fades more quickly than in typical muralis; this form occurs only at Cambridge,where the type form is non-existent. 4 further aberrations have been differentiated; ab. viridis Tutt, rich green, without black or grey dusting; ab. flavescens Tutt, like the type, but with the green changed to yellow, even in bred specimens; ab. pallida Tutt, with typical markings on a whitish grey ground colour; and ab. obscura Tutt, dull brownish grey, with the markings obscured and without any trace of green ; all these forms are found on the coast of Kent and at Queenstown in Ireland. [1]
Biology
The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
Larva dark grey with a greenish tinge: dorsal line broadly white, sometimes interrupted; a pale line above feet. greenish tinge: dorsal line broadly white, sometimes interrupted; a pale line above feet.The larvae feed on various Lichen. .[2]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London".
External links
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- Lepiforum
- Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
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- waarneming.nl Template:Nl
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Marbled Green at UKmoths
- Species Information