Biology:Acosmetia caliginosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acosmetia |
| Species: | A. caliginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, 1813)
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Noctua caliginosa Hübner, 1813 | |
Acosmetia caliginosa, the reddish buff, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found throughout continental Europe and in southern Scandinavia.[1][2] then east across the Palearctic to Siberia.
In Britain it is rare and has protected status, being possibly confined to a single site on the Isle of Wight.[3]
Technical description and variation
Its forewings are brownish grey frosted with paler dusting; the inner and outer lines dark, the inner outwardly curved; the outer waved and dentate, indented above and below middle, the teeth forming a second line beyond the first; stigmata pale, very obscure; a pale waved submarginal line inwardly shaded with brown; hindwing silky grey, darker towards termen; — the form aquatilis Guen., from Asia, is paler, the forewing yellowish grey. Larva sap green with the segmental incisions yellow; the lines white, slender.[4] The wingspan is 23–30 mm: females are smaller than males.[2][5]
Biology
The moth flies in June and July.
The larvae feed on saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria).[5][6]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (September 21, 2019). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813)"]. https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/condicinae/acosmetia/#caliginosa.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gustafsson, Bert (8 October 2009). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, 1813)" (in sv). Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/a/acosmetia_caliginosa.html. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ Wall, Mike. "2393 Reddish Buff (Acosmetia caliginosa)". Hants Moths. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/2393.php. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kimber, Ian. "73.078 BF2393 Reddish Buff Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813)"]. https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/acosmetia-caliginosa/adult/.
- ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#321
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acosmetia caliginosa. |
- Lepiforum e. V. (in German)
Wikidata ☰ Q4674586 entry
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