Acosmetia caliginosa
| Acosmetia caliginosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acosmetia |
| Species: | A. caliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, 1813) | |
| Synonyms | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]The moth flies in June and July.
The larvae feed on saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria).[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 21, 2019). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b Gustafsson, Bert (8 October 2009). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, 1813)" (in Swedish). Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Wall, Mike. "2393 Reddish Buff (Acosmetia caliginosa)". Hants Moths. 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. - ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "73.078 BF2393 Reddish Buff Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#321
External links
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- Lepiforum e. V. (in German)
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