Mniotype adusta, the dark brocade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1790. It is found throughout much of the Palearctic from Europe to Japan, China and Mongolia. It is also found in North America.[2] The habitat consists of heathland, chalky downland, fenland, moorland and upland areas.
The wingspan is 42–48 mm. Forewing rufous-brown clouded with darker; the veins black dotted with white; a slight black mark below base of cell, and a short black streak from inner margin near base; inner and outer lines blackish, double, forming black white-tipped teeth on the veins; claviform stigma blackish, acute, lying on a black streak joining the two lines; orbicular and reniform reddish grey edged with black, the reniform with some whitish in outer half; submarginal line white preceded by black wedge-shaped marks; hindwing of male whitish with the termen grey; the cellspot and veins dark; much greyer in female. Of general occurrence throughout Europe and in Asia found in Armenia, Asia Minor, W. and E. Siberia, W. and E. Turkestan and Tibet; - the form vulturina Frr., from S. Russia, has the forewing darker and variegated with white; - duplex Haw. is also a dark but unicolorous form, occurring in Scotland and the North of England; - sylvatica Bell is a grey, obscurely marked, insect without brownish tinge, from Corsica; - septentrionalis Hoffm. is a small black form from Finland, the Baltic provinces and the Ural Mts., of which moesta Stgr. from Dauria is possibly a synonym; - vicina Alph. from Central Asia is paler, more violet brown, with the markings clearly expressed; anilis Bsd. is whitish, thickly dusted with black, with no trace of red-brown tinge.[3]
^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
mniotype, adusta, dark, brocade, moth, family, noctuidae, described, eugenius, johann, christoph, esper, 1790, found, throughout, much, palearctic, from, europe, japan, china, mongolia, also, found, north, america, habitat, consists, heathland, chalky, downlan. Mniotype adusta the dark brocade is a moth of the family Noctuidae It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1790 It is found throughout much of the Palearctic from Europe to Japan China and Mongolia It is also found in North America 2 The habitat consists of heathland chalky downland fenland moorland and upland areas Dark brocadeScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus MniotypeSpecies M adustaBinomial nameMniotype adusta Esper 1790 1 SynonymsPhalaena Noctua adusta Esper 1790 Phalaena Noctua adusta Esper 1803 Blepharita adusta Noctua duplex Haworth 1809 Noctua valida Hubner 1813 Hadena vultarina Freyer 1832 Hadena chardinyi Duponchel 1838 Hadena pavida Boisduval 1840 Hadena baltica Hering 1846 Hadena adusta var grisescens Standfuss 1893 Hadena adusta var carpathica Kaucki 1922 Crino adusta lappona Rangnow 1935 Mamestra vicina Alpheraky 1882 preocc Mamestra vicina Grote 1874 Hadena adjuncta Moore 1881 Hadena adusta var moesta Staudinger 1897 Crino adusta urupino Bryk 1942 Crino juldussica Draudt 1934 Hadena moesta Staudinger 1898 Hadena virgata Tutt 1892 Contents 1 Technical description and variation 2 Subspecies 3 Biology 4 References 5 External linksTechnical description and variation editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms The wingspan is 42 48 mm Forewing rufous brown clouded with darker the veins black dotted with white a slight black mark below base of cell and a short black streak from inner margin near base inner and outer lines blackish double forming black white tipped teeth on the veins claviform stigma blackish acute lying on a black streak joining the two lines orbicular and reniform reddish grey edged with black the reniform with some whitish in outer half submarginal line white preceded by black wedge shaped marks hindwing of male whitish with the termen grey the cellspot and veins dark much greyer in female Of general occurrence throughout Europe and in Asia found in Armenia Asia Minor W and E Siberia W and E Turkestan and Tibet the form vulturina Frr from S Russia has the forewing darker and variegated with white duplex Haw is also a dark but unicolorous form occurring in Scotland and the North of England sylvatica Bell is a grey obscurely marked insect without brownish tinge from Corsica septentrionalis Hoffm is a small black form from Finland the Baltic provinces and the Ural Mts of which moesta Stgr from Dauria is possibly a synonym vicina Alph from Central Asia is paler more violet brown with the markings clearly expressed anilis Bsd is whitish thickly dusted with black with no trace of red brown tinge 3 Subspecies editMniotype adusta adjuncta Moore 1881 Nepal Tibet Pakistan northern India Mniotype adusta grisescens Standfuss 1893 Corsica Mniotype adusta moesta Staudinger 1898 Russia Mniotype adusta urupino Bryk 1942 Kuriles Mniotype adusta vicina Alpheraky 1882 Mongolia Turkmenistan Tajikistan China Mniotype adusta virgata Tutt 1892 Shetland Islands nbsp Figs 1 1a 1b 1c 1d larvae in various stages of growthBiology editAdults are on wing from May to July 4 Larva grey green suffused dorsally with reddish with many small fine streaks dorsal and subdorsal lines dark spiracular line pale whitish or yellowish head greenish ochreous The larvae feed on Sedum telephium Calluna vulgaris Vaccinium uliginosum Solidago virgaurea Artemisia vulgaris and Artemisia absinthium Larvae develop from mid June to early or mid September Pupation occurs in the spring References edit Fauna Europaea Lepidoptera and their ecology 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 UKmothsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mniotype adusta Lepiforum de Vlindernet nl in Dutch nbsp This Cuculliinae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mniotype adusta amp oldid 1178546480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
