Thumatha senex

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Thumatha senex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thumatha
Species:
T. senex
Binomial name
Thumatha senex
(Hübner, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx senexHübner, [1808]
  • Nudaria rotundaHaworth, 1809
  • Comacla senex
  • Comacla senex karvajszkyiDiószeghy, 1923

Thumatha senex, the round-winged muslin, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern and central Europe, the Alps, northern Asia Minor, the Crimea and south-western Siberia.

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Technical description and variation

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Not unlike Nudaria mundana ( mundana has less-rounded forewings and a more transparent appearance, less obvious spots). The central spot at the apex of the cell distinct; a larger shadowy spot at the middle of the costa, and before the marginal area of the forewing a row of spots which are especially distinct in the costal region. Another curved row of spots bounds the basal third of the forewing. [1] The wings are sparsely scaled, giving them a thin, papery appearance.

Figs. 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d larvae after last moult 2 e cocoon or pupa case Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateXLIII.jpg
Figs. 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d larvae after last moult 2 e cocoon or pupa case
Habitat in Ireland HabitatHilden (15).JPG
Habitat in Ireland

Biology

Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-August in one generation.

Egg round, yellow. Larva ashy grey, very hairy, with black head. The larvae feed on lichen (especially Peltigera canina ) and mosses. Pupa stumpy, dark brown, in a dense hairy cocoon.

The moths fly on damp meadows, and are not rare in their flight-places; they come to the light at night.

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References

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