A. polyodon Cl. (= perspicillaris L.) (15 d). Forewing bone-colour suffused with olive brown along costa and inner margin and interrupted along termen; the reniform stigma also placed on an olive brown cloud: costa and space between veins 2 and 4 tinged with purplish pink; a black streak from base in submedian fold and a double one from inner margin near base; reniform stigma large, pale olive with linear centre and outline creamy white; veins towards margin dark, forming centre of wedgeshaped marks, 3, 4 and 7, 8 broadly edged with ground colour and cutting the dark fringe; outer line marked by dark dots on veins: hindwing bone-colour with broad brownish margin and blackish veins. - Larva red-brown, dotted with black; a subdorsal row of oblique brown marks; dorsal and spiracular lines yellow; head brown. [1] The wingspan is 31–36 mm.
Biologyedit
Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations. At times there is a partial third generation from September to October.
^Warren. W. in 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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actinotia, polyodon, purple, cloud, moth, family, noctuidae, found, much, palearctic, realm, from, europe, russia, japan, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterasuperfamily, noctuoideafamil. Actinotia polyodon the purple cloud is a moth of the family Noctuidae It is found in much of the Palearctic realm from Europe to Russia and Japan Actinotia polyodonScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus ActinotiaSpecies A polyodonBinomial nameActinotia polyodon Clerck 1759 SynonymsPhalaena polyodon Clerck 1759 Phalaena perspicillaris Linnaeus 1761 For a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms A polyodon Cl perspicillaris L 15 d Forewing bone colour suffused with olive brown along costa and inner margin and interrupted along termen the reniform stigma also placed on an olive brown cloud costa and space between veins 2 and 4 tinged with purplish pink a black streak from base in submedian fold and a double one from inner margin near base reniform stigma large pale olive with linear centre and outline creamy white veins towards margin dark forming centre of wedgeshaped marks 3 4 and 7 8 broadly edged with ground colour and cutting the dark fringe outer line marked by dark dots on veins hindwing bone colour with broad brownish margin and blackish veins Larva red brown dotted with black a subdorsal row of oblique brown marks dorsal and spiracular lines yellow head brown 1 The wingspan is 31 36 mm Biology editAdults are on wing from May to August in two generations At times there is a partial third generation from September to October The larvae feed on perforate St John s wort Hypericum perforatum and liquorice milkvetch Astragalus glycyphyllos References edit Warren W in 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 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links editPurple cloud on UKmoths Fauna Europaea Lepidoptera of Belgium Lepiforum de nbsp Figs 2 2a 2b larva after last moult 2c pupa 2d magnified dorsal view of segment nbsp Larva with parasites nbsp This Hadeninae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Actinotia polyodon amp oldid 1180196851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
