Hadula melanopa

Hadula melanopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadula
Species: H. melanopa
Binomial name
Hadula melanopa
(Thunberg, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Anarta melanopa
  • Noctua melanopa Thunberg, 1791
  • Noctua alpicola Quenzel, 1802
  • Anarta wistroemi Lampa, 1885
  • Pyralis rupestralis Hübner, 1799
  • Noctua vidua Hübner, 1808
  • Noctua tristis Hübner, 1809
  • Noctua rupestris Hübner, 1819
  • Anarta koizumidakeana Matsumura, 1927

The Broad-bordered White Underwing (Hadula melanopa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. Subspecies melanopa is found in northern Scandinavia. Subspecies rupestralis is found in the Alps, the Balkan mountains and the Apennine Mountains. Subspecies brunnea is found in mountainous areas of Great Britain and ssp. koizumidakeana in Japan.

Alpine form Hadula melanopa rupestralis

The wingspan of subspecies melanopa is 20–26 mm, ssp. brunnea has a wingspan of 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Empetrum, Vaccinium, Dryas octopetala and low growing Salix species.

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