Amphipoea crinanensis
| Amphipoea crinanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Amphipoea |
| Species: | A. crinanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphipoea crinanensis (Burrows, 1908.[1]) | |
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The Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, the Baltic region and central Russia.
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The wingspan is 30–33 mm.The ground colour of the forewings ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown.. The colour ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown. The reniform stigma is yellow or orange or occasionally white. The orbicular stigma obscure. The crosslines are darker than the ground colour. The hind wings are brownish ochreous and have a small discal spot.
Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae are thought to feed inside the stems of Iris pseudacorus.[2]
Similar species
Requiring genitalic examination
References
- ↑ Burrows, C. R. N. (1908): The British species of Hydroecia - Hydroecia crinanensis n. sp. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 20: 184. London
- ↑ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.".
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Funet Taxonomy
- UKmoths
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