Photedes captiuncula
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Photedes |
| Species: | P. captiuncula |
| Binomial name | |
| Photedes captiuncula (Treitschke, 1825) | |
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The Least Minor (Photedes captiuncula) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe, in Turkey, Armenia, Russia and much of temperate Asia (W.Siberia - Altai mountains, Central Asia, Amur)[1][2][3]
Technical Description and variation
- See glossary for terms used
The wingspan is 15–18 mm.[2][3][4] Forewing whitish ochreous, the base and costal area fulvous, olive-tinged; the median and terminal areas either simply deeper fulvous or darkened with blackish scales; the lines white, thicker in female than male,sometimes diffusely expanded on inner margin; orbicular and reniform sometimes orange-tawny, or grey brown and obscure, generally with pale rings; hindwing dark fuscous; in expolita Dbld.the usual North British form, the forewing is uniform greyish brown; this is also recorded from Armenia; — in tincta Kane, from Ireland, (which Staudinger wrongly sinks to captiuncula), the basal area is grey, the median deep pink, and the terminal pale glossy pink.[5]
Biology
The moth flies in June and July.
Larva (of expolita) ochreous tinged with reddish, more purplish on the dorsum of middle segments; head reddish brown; thoracic plate paler.The larvae feed internally (in the stem and roots) on glaucous sedge, Carex glauca and other sedges.[4][6][7]
References
- ↑ Markku Savela. "Photedes captiuncula". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 Christopher Jonko (2011). "Photedes captiuncula". lepidoptera.pl. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 Bert Gustafsson (10 November 2009). "Photedes captiuncula". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 Ian Kimber. "2344 Least Minor Photedes captiuncula". UKMoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#277
- ↑ "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.".
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