Biology:Conisania leineri

Short description: Species of moth

Conisania leineri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Conisania
Species:	C. leineri
Binomial name
Conisania leineri (Freyer, 1836)
Synonyms
Apamea leineri Freyer, 1836 Mamestra albina Staudinger, 1896 Mamestra bovina Staudinger, 1888 Mamestra cervina Eversmann, 1842 Leucania furcata Eversmann, 1837 Mamestra pomerana Schulz, 1869

Conisania leineri is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Central Europe, along the Baltic Sea coast, eastward to the southern Ural.

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Syringa species.

The young larvae feed on roots and stems of various Artemisia species, including Artemisia campestris. Larvae are found in July and August. They overwinter as a pupa.

Subspecies

• Conisania leineri leineri
• Conisania leineri furcata (Eversmann, 1837)
• Conisania leineri pomerana (Schulz, 1869)

External links

• Lepiforum.de
• schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de

Wikidata ☰ Q13475438 entry