Earias vernana

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Earias vernana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. vernana
Binomial name
Earias vernana
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena vernanaFabricius, 1787
  • Pyralis vernana

Earias vernana is a species of moth in the family Nolidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. [1] It is found in most of southern and central Europe. [2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. [3] Adults are on wing from May to mid August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus alba . They can be found from August to September. [4]

References

  1. "Earias vernana (Fabricius, 1787)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Earias vernana (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. "Earias vernana (Fabricius, 1787)". Swedish Moths. Retrieved August 7, 2020. (in Swedish)
  4. "Populierengroenuil Earias vernana". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved August 7, 2020. (in Dutch)