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| Chortodes morrisii (Dale, 1837) | |
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Chortodes morrisii, or Morris's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
It is found in western and southern Europe. [1] [2] [3] In Britain it is limited to Devon and Dorset, while the form bondii, previously occurring in Kent, is thought to be extinct.
A. morrisii Dale Larger than ( Photedes extrema ), chalk white, with faint grey dusting towards termen in the males; a curved series of black vein spots represents the outer line; no marginal spots; hindwing dark grey, paler in female; the fringe white; the abdomen is longer and thinner, the pectus and palpi smoother, less woolly, than in extrema. [4] The wingspan is 26–34 mm. [2]
The moth flies in June and July.
The larvae feed on stems of tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea ). [5]
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