Brachionycha nubeculosa

Last updated

Brachionycha nubeculosa
Brachionycha nubeculosa01.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Brachionycha
Species:
B. nubeculosa
Binomial name
Brachionycha nubeculosa
(Esper, 1785)

Brachionycha nubeculosa, the Rannoch sprawler, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found across the Palearctic from the British Isles in the west, across central and northern Europe over Russia, Siberia to China. The species is only locally distributed in central Europe, but is often relatively common in this region. In southern Europe, the occurrence is limited to some mountainous regions. In Germany, it reaches as far as the summit regions of the low mountain ranges. The species is moisture loving and prefers moist, cool temperate forests, mixed forests, wooded valleys, river and stream edges as well as orchards.

Contents

Mounted Brachionycha nubeculosa.jpg
Mounted

The wingspan is 48–60 mm. Edward Meyrick describes it thus: Forewings pale brownish mixed with whitish and much sprinkled with black; veins marked with blackish; first, median, and second lines dark fuscous; reniform whitish, black edged, enclosing two dark marks; claviform, oval, black edged. Hindwings whitish fuscous, with dark fuscous discal spot and terminal dots. Larva pale yellow green deeper laterally; tubercular dots pale yellow; an oblique lateral streak on 4, and transverse streak on 12 yellow; legs more or less red. The larva habitually rests with the anterior segments strongly thrown back over the body and the legs outspread. [1]

Figs.3, 3a larvae after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateXXXVI.jpg
Figs.3, 3a larvae after final moult

The moth flies from March to April. a

The larvae feed on birch, willow, Populus tremula , Prunus padus , Lonicera xylosteum , Tilia , Rhamnus frangula and Aster species.

Notes

aThe flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

Related Research Articles

<i>Apamea crenata</i> Species of moth

Apamea crenata, known as the clouded-bordered brindle, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic realm. In the North it crosses the Arctic Circle, in the Mediterranean it is found only in cool locations and mountains avoiding very hot areas. In the Alps, it rises to an altitude of about 2000 metres.

<i>Thera variata</i> Species of moth

Thera variata, the spruce carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, North Asia and Japan. The common name spruce carpet is also used when referring to Thera britannica.

<i>Dichrorampha acuminatana</i> Species of moth

Dichrorampha acuminatana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and the Near East.

<i>Dichrorampha simpliciana</i> Species of moth

Dichrorampha simpliciana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and the Near East.

<i>Agriphila selasella</i> Species of moth

Agriphila selasella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.

<i>Evergestis extimalis</i> Species of moth

Evergestis extimalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

<i>Cataclysta lemnata</i> Species of moth

Cataclysta lemnata, the small china-mark, is a moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Morocco and Iran.

<i>Chilo phragmitella</i> Species of moth

Chilo phragmitella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

<i>Parapoynx stratiotata</i> Species of moth

Parapoynx stratiotata, the ringed china-mark, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.

<i>Anania coronata</i> Species of moth

Anania coronata, the elderberry pearl, elder pearl or crowned phlyctaenia, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 and is found in the northern parts of the Palearctic realm. It was previously also listed for the Nearctic realm. The species closely resembles Anania stachydalis.

<i>Ypsolopha ustella</i> Species of moth

Ypsolopha ustella, the variable ypsolopha moth, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in most of Europe and is also present in North America.

<i>Agonopterix ocellana</i> Species of moth

Agonopterix ocellana is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe and was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775

<i>Brachionycha</i> Genus of moths

Brachionycha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Ypsolopha mucronella</i> Species of moth

Ypsolopha mucronella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Europe, through Siberia to Japan and in Asia Minor.

Platyptilia isodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in China, Europe and was introduced to Australia for biological control. It was first described by the German entomologists, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.

<i>Aleucis distinctata</i> Species of moth

Aleucis distinctata, the sloe carpet or Kent mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found from Europe to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

<i>Parornix torquillella</i> Species of moth

Parornix torquillella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Spain and parts of the Balkan Peninsula.

<i>Agonopterix yeatiana</i> Species of moth

Agonopterix yeatiana is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

<i>Dichrorampha alpinana</i> Species of moth

Dichrorampha alpinana, the broad-blotch drill, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in almost all of Europe.

<i>Gelechia sororculella</i> Species of moth

Gelechia sororculella, the dark-striped groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from Europe, throughout Siberia to the Russian Far East.

References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1895). A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. MacMillan, London. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.