Emmelina monodactyla

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Emmelina monodactyla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
Species:
E. monodactyla
Binomial name
Emmelina monodactyla
(Linnaeus]], 1758)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena Alucita monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
    • Phalaena bidactylaHochenwarth, 1785
    • Alucita pterodactylaHübner, 1805
    • Pterophorus flaveodactylusAmary, 1840
    • Pterophorus cineridactylusFitch, 1855
    • Pterophorus naevosidactylusFitch, 1855
    • Pterophorus impersonalisWalker, 1864
    • Pterophorus pergracilidactylusPackard, 1873
    • Pterophorus barberiDyar, 1903
    • Pterophorus pictipennisGrinnell, 1908
    • Pterophorus monodactylus f. rufaDufrane, 1960

Emmelina monodactyla (also known as the T-moth or morning-glory plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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Description

The moths fly nearly year-round. [1] They are pale russet in colour, with a wingspan of 18–27 millimeters. The colouration is extremely variable, ranging from off-white with indistinct markings to a strong rust brown. The markings may vary considerably in size. The second and third segments are elongate. The caterpillars are greenish-yellow with a broad green band on the back, and a narrow broken yellow line running down the center. Some specimens may also have a wine-red marking on the back. The colour of the pupae may range from green to reddish brown, sometimes with black markings. [2] [3]


Biology

The larvae feed from May to September in two overlapping generations. [1] They mainly feed on Convolvulaceae species, including hedge bindweed ( Calystegia sepium ), low false bindweed ( Calystegia spithamaea ), sea bindweed ( Calystegia soldanella ), field bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ), Cantabrican morning glory ( Convolvulus cantabrica ), Convolvulus floridus , Convolvulus prostratus , dwarf morning-glory ( Convolvulus tricolor ), sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ), Ipomoea eriocarpa and common morning-glory ( Ipomoea purpurea ). They also feed on Atriplex species, including common orache ( Atriplex patula ) and Chenopodium , including fat-hen ( Chenopodium album ) from the family Amaranthaceae, cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus ) from the family Asteraceae, and thorn apple ( Datura stramonium ) and henbane ( Hyoscyamus niger ) from the family Solanaceae. [4]

Distribution

It is found in Europe, central Asia, Japan, North Africa and North America.

References

  1. 1 2 Kimber, Ian. "Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. ↑ Gielis, C., 1996. Pterophoridae. - In P. Huerner, O. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg (eds): Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222. ISBN 87-88757-36-6 ISSN 1395-9506
  4. ↑ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. Bibcode:2010JNatH..44.1377K. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.


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