Biology:Mniotype satura
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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: | Mniotype |
| Species: | M. satura
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| Mniotype satura (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Mniotype satura, the beautiful arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Technical description and variation
C. satura Schiff. (= porphyrea Esp.) (32 b). Shorter- and broader-winged than melanodonta [Mniotype melanodonta (Hampson, 1906)] . Forewing dull reddish throughout, more or less hidden by the purplish black suffusion; the upper stigmata, the basal patch, the submarginal area, and the subterminal line all dull reddish; the wedge-shaped marks before the last much shorter and less conspicuous; otherwise as in melanodonta; hindwing dark brownish-fuscous, with cellspot and slight outer line marked; a pale terminal streak at anal angle. Larva reddish brown, darker along dorsum; dorsal line interrupted and obscure; spiracular yellowish green; an obscure subdorsal row of oblique grey streaks.[2] The wingspan is 40–50 mm.
Biology
The moth flies from July to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various woody plants and deciduous trees.
References
- ↑ Beck, Herbert (1 December 1991). "Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae". Atalanta: 200. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Atalanta_22_0175-0232.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ↑ 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
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1368368 entry
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