Mythimna pudorina
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| Mythimna pudorina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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The Striped Wainscot (Mythimna pudorina) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone (Europe, all of Russia to Japan).Also Armenia, Asia Minor. E. Siberia
Technical Description and variation
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The wingspan is 35–38 mm. Forewing flesh coloured ochreous densely dusted with grey atoms; the veins slightly paler; the upper half of cell and of submedian interval often paler without dusting, the streak in cell continued to margin; sometimes a darker streak in lower half of cell also continued to termen; hindwing dark grey, with pale fringe; -impudens Hbn. is a less marked grey form, without reddish tinge;- rufescens Tutt is a rare British form, bright rosy red, with pale grey dusting; striata Tutt darker, with the grey intervals blackish. [1]
Biology
The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
Larva dirty yellowish white ; dorsal line white ; subdorsal also white, edged above with black ; 3 fine whitish lateral lines and a narrow grey stripe containing the black spiracles.The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Purple Moor Grass, Phragmites and Reed canary grass.[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
- Lepiforum
- Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
- Vlindernet Template:Nl
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Striped Wainscot at UKmoths
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