Photedes captiuncula

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Photedes captiuncula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Photedes
Species:
P. captiuncula
Binomial name
Photedes captiuncula
(Treitschke, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Apamea captiunculaTreitschke, 1825
  • Apamea unicaFreyer, 1858
  • Miana expolitaDoubleday, 1855
  • Photedes captiunctula kasyiVarga, 1970
  • Photedes captiuncula delattiniVarga, 1970
  • Photedes captiuncula var. tinctaKane, 1895

Photedes captiuncula, the least minor, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe, in Turkey, Armenia, Russia and much of temperate Asia (western Siberia, Altai Mountains, Central Asia and Amur). [1] [2]

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Technical description and variation

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. [2] [3] Forewing whitish ochreous, the base and costal area fulvous, olive-tinged; the median and terminal areas either simply deeper fulvous or darkened with blackish scales; the lines white, thicker in female than male, sometimes diffusely expanded on inner margin; orbicular and reniform sometimes orange-tawny, or grey brown and obscure, generally with pale rings; hindwing dark fuscous; in expolita Dbld.the usual North British form, the forewing is uniform greyish brown; this is also recorded from Armenia; — in tincta Kane, from Ireland, (which Staudinger wrongly sinks to captiuncula), the basal area is grey, the median deep pink, and the terminal pale glossy pink. [4]

Fig.5, 5a larva after last moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateLXVIII.jpg
Fig.5, 5a larva after last moult

Biology

The moth flies in June and July.

Larva (of expolita) ochreous tinged with reddish, more purplish on the dorsum of middle segments; head reddish brown; thoracic plate paler. The larvae feed internally (in the stem and roots) on glaucous sedge, Carex glauca and other sedges. [3] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Photedes captiuncula". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bert Gustafsson (10 November 2009). "Photedes captiuncula". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 Ian Kimber. "2344 Least Minor Photedes captiuncula". UKMoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
  5. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#277
  6. ↑ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London". Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw.


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