Fabula zollikoferi

Fabula zollikoferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Fabula
Species: F. zollikoferi
Binomial name
Fabula zollikoferi
(Freyer, 1836)
Synonyms

Nonagria zollikoferi Freyer, 1836
Sidemia zollicoferi Hampson, 1908
f. internigrata (Warren, 1911)
Xylophasia zollikoferi
Luperina zollikoferi

The Scarce Arches (Fabula zollikoferi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central and eastern Europe and in southern Scandinavia.[1][2][3] It is not known to breed in Britain, occurring only as a migrant.[4]

The wingspan is 45–52 mm.[2][3] The moth flies in September and October.

The larvae feed on Common Meadow-rue, Lesser Meadow-rue and Great Fen-sedge.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Fabula zollikoferi". funet.fi. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Christopher Jonko (2011). "Fabula zollikoferi". lepidoptera.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bert Gustafsson (10 November 2009). "Luperina zollikoferi". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Mike Wall. "2356 Scarce Arches (Luperina zollikoferi)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#280


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