Eremobina pabulatricula

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Eremobina pabulatricula
Union Rustic Moths of the British Isles.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eremobina
Species:
E. pabulatricula
Binomial name
Eremobina pabulatricula
(Brahm, 1791)
Synonyms

Noctua pabulatriculaBrahm, 1791
Phalaena Noctua connexaBorkhausen, 1792
Noctua elotaHübner, 1813
Hadena fraudulentaStaudinger, 1888
Pabulatrix pabulatricula(Brahm, 1791)

Eremobina pabulatricula, the union rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. It is found in continental Europe, southern Scandinavia and Central Asia. [1] [2] Never common in the British Isles, it has not been recorded there since 1935. [3]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. [2] The moth flies in June and July.

The larvae feed on grasses. [4]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Gustafsson, Bert (9 February 2011). "Pabulatrix pabulatricula". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. Wall, Mike. "2332 Union Rustic (Eremobina pabulatricula)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#267