Aporophyla australis, the feathered brindle, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829. It is found in western and southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Forewing whitish grey with a slight lilac tinge; the veins darker, the costa, inner margin narrowly, a median shade between the stigmata, some wedge-shaped subterminal blotches in the interspaces before subterminal line, and the dark chequering of the fringe brown; inner and outer lines both strongly dentate, but rarely plain, except as streaks on inner margin; stigmata finely outlined with black, the orbicular narrow, oblique, the reniform broader, both, when clear, with a dark centre; the streak from base on submedian fold brown and indistinct; a brown shade often visible on submedian fold between claviform stigma and outer line; hindwing in male white, in female slightly flushed with brown; for this type form Guenée gives Provence and Corsica as localities; - ab. costata ab. nov. [Warren] is a larger form, with the brown tints of the type replaced by blackish fuscous, the costal area of forewing and the fringe especially darkened; the lines equally indistinct; of this I have seen a pair from Rome, a female marked simply Germany, and a single male from Amasia: - scriptura Frr. is uniform dark grey, with the inner and outer lines distinct and dentate; —of this ingenua Frr. is an extreme dark form with the markings in some cases quite lost in the dark suffusion: these last forms are from Greece, Turkey, and Asia Minor; . — cinerea Stgr., from Morocco, is also described as having the forewings unicolorous grey; — pascuea is the British form, which is nearest the type, but whiter, with all the markings very strongly developed and black in the male, the female pinkish grey; the orbicular stigma varies much in this form from a small round to a long elliptical mark becoming confluent with the reniform.[2] The larva is yellowish green tinged with reddish above; a pale reddish line along the middle of the back has black V-shaped marks upon it, and there is a series of black marks on each side; the line along the spiracles is yellowish. The head iis green, brown freckled.
1, 1a, 1c young larva 1b, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g larva after last moult
In the British Isles adults are on wing from August to October[3] in one generation per year. In the Balkans there are two generations per year and the flight period is from August to December.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Silene maritima and grasses. The larvae can be found from October to May. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place under moss or underground.[4][5]
^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
^Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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aporophyla, australis, feathered, brindle, moth, family, noctuidae, species, first, described, jean, baptiste, boisduval, 1829, found, western, southern, europe, north, africa, middle, east, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, a. Aporophyla australis the feathered brindle is a moth in the family Noctuidae The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829 It is found in western and southern Europe North Africa and the Middle East Aporophyla australisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus AporophylaSpecies A australisBinomial nameAporophyla australis Boisduval 1829 1 SynonymsXylena australis Boisduval 1829 Aporophyla ingenua var britannica Staudinger 1869 Xylina scriptura Freyer 1838 Xylina ingenua Freyer 1848 Xylophasia orientalis Herrich Schaffer 1850 Aporophila australis var morosa Bellier 1862 Aporophyla albidior Bang Haas 1906 Agrotis pascuea Westwood 1843 Aporophylla australis zeelandica Lempke 1964 Contents 1 Description 1 1 Subspecies 2 Food plants 3 Biotopes 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe wingspan is 36 42 mm Forewing whitish grey with a slight lilac tinge the veins darker the costa inner margin narrowly a median shade between the stigmata some wedge shaped subterminal blotches in the interspaces before subterminal line and the dark chequering of the fringe brown inner and outer lines both strongly dentate but rarely plain except as streaks on inner margin stigmata finely outlined with black the orbicular narrow oblique the reniform broader both when clear with a dark centre the streak from base on submedian fold brown and indistinct a brown shade often visible on submedian fold between claviform stigma and outer line hindwing in male white in female slightly flushed with brown for this type form Guenee gives Provence and Corsica as localities ab costata ab nov Warren is a larger form with the brown tints of the type replaced by blackish fuscous the costal area of forewing and the fringe especially darkened the lines equally indistinct of this I have seen a pair from Rome a female marked simply Germany and a single male from Amasia scriptura Frr is uniform dark grey with the inner and outer lines distinct and dentate of this ingenua Frr is an extreme dark form with the markings in some cases quite lost in the dark suffusion these last forms are from Greece Turkey and Asia Minor cinerea Stgr from Morocco is also described as having the forewings unicolorous grey pascuea is the British form which is nearest the type but whiter with all the markings very strongly developed and black in the male the female pinkish grey the orbicular stigma varies much in this form from a small round to a long elliptical mark becoming confluent with the reniform 2 The larva is yellowish green tinged with reddish above a pale reddish line along the middle of the back has black V shaped marks upon it and there is a series of black marks on each side the line along the spiracles is yellowish The head iis green brown freckled nbsp 1 1a 1c young larva 1b 1d 1e 1f 1g larva after last moultIn the British Isles adults are on wing from August to October 3 in one generation per year In the Balkans there are two generations per year and the flight period is from August to December Subspecies edit Aporophyla australis australis Aporophyla australis pascuea Westwood 1843 Great Britain Food plants editThe larvae feed on various plants including Silene maritima and grasses The larvae can be found from October to May The species overwinters in the larval stage Pupation takes place under moss or underground 4 5 Biotopes editCoastal areas olive groves garrigue phrygana roadsides References edit Fauna Europaea 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 Kimber Ian 73 230 BF2230 Feathered Brindle Aporophyla australis Boisduval 1829 UKMoths Retrieved 28 June 2019 De Vlinderstichting in Dutch Robinson Gaden S Ackery Phillip R Kitching Ian J Beccaloni George W Hernandez Luis M 2010 Search the database introduction and help HOSTS A Database of the World s Lepidopteran Hostplants Natural History Museum London External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aporophyla australis Savela Markku Aporophyla australis Boisduval 1829 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved June 28 2019 Taxonomy Lepiforum e V Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aporophyla australis amp oldid 1133146159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
