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| Pyrrhia umbra (Hufnagel, 1766) | |
Pyrrhia umbra, the bordered sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all of Europe, east through Anatolia to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal and through central Asia to Japan. In mountains it can be found up to heights of 1,600 meters.
The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm. Forewing deep olive yellow, faintly dark-dusted, from base to outer line, beyond which the terminal area is purplish grey, paling towards termen; the lines bright brown; the inner angled inwards on the veins and outwards between them; the outer stronger, oblique and slightly sinuous from the subcostal bend, generally followed by a purplish grey shade; median shade bent on median vein: submarginal line lunulate-dentate, dark brown, the area beyond it often golden brown; orbicular and reniform of the ground colour, with brown outlines and brownish centres; the claviform outlined only;hindwing straw-yellow; with broad black terminal border, dark cellspot, and pale fringe; — ab. marginata is a paler yellow form, with the termen of both wings paler, and the dark centre of the reniform stigma prominent; a rare aberration, in which the base of forewing is darkened, is called rutilago Haw. [1]
The moth flies from May to September depending on location.
Larva green to reddish brown, mottled with yellowish, and dotted with black;dorsal line dark, white-edged; subdorsal lines fine, yellowish white; lateral lines white or yellow; head pale brown. The larvae feed on Ononis , fireweed and Honckenya peploides , but also deciduous trees, shrubs and other herbaceous plants. [2]
The pine beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species of pine woods in Europe. The distribution area extends from the west of Catalonia over southern France, central Italy, central Europe to western Siberia, the Caucasus and Asia Minor. In the north it extends to the Arctic Circle, in the south it is found on the northern Iberian Peninsula and southern Italy.
Apamea crenata, known as the clouded-bordered brindle, is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic ecozone.
The silver Y is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.
The herald is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic (Holarctic).
Atethmia centrago is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe except Scandinavia and Italy; also in Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria and Palestine.
Hydraecia micacea, the rosy rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found across the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland to Siberia. It reaches Japan and is introduced to eastern USA, Quebec and Ottawa.
Tiliacea citrago, the orange sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe as far east as the Caucasus Mountains and the Urals.
Xanthia togata, the pink-barred sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a Holarctic species, and is found throughout Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia, and Siberia up to the Ussuri. The distribution area includes the United States and Canada. It was first described by the German entomologist Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1788 from the type specimen in Germany
The Latin(Callopistria juventina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species is found across the Palearctic ecozone.
Enargia paleacea, the angle-striped sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland to Siberia East to Japan.
Xanthia gilvago, the dusky-lemon sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe.
The pale-lemon sallow is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Europe to Anatolia and Morocco.
Catocala electa, the rosy underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Karl Friedrich Vieweg in 1790. It can be found in Europe and Asia.
Catocala nymphagoga, the oak yellow underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern Europe, from Bulgaria up to the Iberian Peninsula and sometimes further north as a migrant. It is also found in North Africa and Asia Minor.
Mesapamea secalis, the common rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Turkey and northern Iran.
Lygephila craccae, the scarce blackneck, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in temperate Europe and across the Palearctic to the Altai Mountains, Korea, Japan and China.
Lithophane lamda, the nonconformist, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe, except in southern Europe. It is also absent from Iceland and Ireland.
Eublemma ostrina, the purple marbled, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is mainly found in central and southern Europe, and further east, but is also a scarce migrant in the United Kingdom, where it is mainly found along the south coast.
Condica capensis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found across Africa, India, Pakistan and South-East Asia. In Europe, it is only common in Southern Spain, but can be found further north.
Elaphria venustula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the north. In the east, the range extends through the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean.
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