Biology:Eugnorisma depuncta
| Eugnorisma depuncta | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Eugnorisma |
| Species: | E. depuncta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eugnorisma depuncta (Linnaeus, 1761)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Eugnorisma depuncta, the plain clay, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in most of Europe, west to England , north to Scotland and Fennoscandia, south to southern France , Italy, Sicily and Greece, east up to the Caucasus. It is not present in northern France, the Benelux or parts of western Germany .
The wingspan is 34–44 mm. Meyrick describes it thus: Antennae in male ciliated. Forewings light ochreous-brown; subbasal line anteriorly black-edged; first line black-edged posteriorly except towards dorsum; second partly dark-edged, on costa anteriorly blackish-edged; orbicular and reniform finely pale-edged, space between them and before orbicular browner; subterminal line anteriorly darker-edged. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly. Larva dull brown; a dorsal series of diamonds darker-outlined; spiracular sufFusedly darker, spiracles white, dark-edged; subspiracular ochreous-whitish; head light brown, darker-marked.[1]
Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Pulmonaria mollis, Lamium, Vaccinium myrtillus and Urtica dioica.
References
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "73.366 BF2103 Plain Clay Eugnorisma depuncta (Linnaeus, 1761)". https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eugnorisma-depuncta. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Eugnorisma depuncta (Linnaeus, 1761)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/noctuinae/eugnorisma/#depuncta. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Taxonomy
- Lepiforum e.V.
- Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de
Wikidata ☰ Q241926 entry
 |  |
