The forewings of this species are reddish brown with distinctive patterning towards the base; a black mark resembling the Hebrew letter nun (נ) with a pale cream-coloured area adjacent to this mark. The hindwings are cream coloured.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Forewing purplish grey or purplish fuscous with a leaden gloss; costal area at middle ochreous, merged with the bluntly triangular orbicular stigma: cell, a submedian basal blotch, and costal spot before apex purplish black; claviform stigma minute; reniform large, the lower lobe purplish; hindwing ochreous whitish, in female with the termen broadly fuscous.[1]
Lava pink with a broad dark brown subdorsal band. A lateral yellow band with a brown spot on it. Head reddish brown in color.[2]
The caterpillar of the species.
Hebrew letter nun - 15th-century Ashkenazi book-hand.
Biologyedit
Two broods are produced each year and the adults are on the wing between May and October.[1] This moth flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar, as well as flowers such as Buddleia, ivy and ragwort.
The larva is pale brown red-brown or green with obscure paler dorsal and subdorsal lines and a broad pale ochreous spiracular line. It feeds on a huge variety of plants (see list below). The species overwinters as a larva.
^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
^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
^Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS – A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London". Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Chinery, Michael. Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
Skinner, Bernard. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
External linksedit
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The setaceous Hebrew character Xestia c nigrum 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 the Palearctic realm It is a common species throughout Europe and North Asia and Central Asia South Asia China Japan and Korea It is also found in North America from coast to coast across Canada and the northern United States to western Alaska It occurs in the Rocky Mountains from Montana to southern Arizona and New Mexico In the east it ranges from Maine to North Carolina It has recently been recorded in Tennessee Setaceous Hebrew characterScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus XestiaSpecies X c nigrumBinomial nameXestia c nigrum Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsMegasema c nigrum Linnaeus 1758 Phalaena c nigrum Linnaeus 1758Bombyx gothica var nunatrum Esper 1786Bombyx gothica var singularis Esper 1786Agrotis degenerata Staudinger 1889Agrotis suffusa Tutt 1892Agrotis rosea Tutt 1892Agrotis umbrata Schultz 1908Agrotis fritschi Culot 1910Agrotis c nigrum var depravata Bang Haas 1912Agrotis nigrescens Buresch 1914Agrotis maerens Dannehl 1925Agrotis c nigrum var kurilana Bryk 1942Amathes c nigrum ignorata Eitschberger 1972Xestia adela Franclemont 1980The forewings of this species are reddish brown with distinctive patterning towards the base a black mark resembling the Hebrew letter nun נ with a pale cream coloured area adjacent to this mark The hindwings are cream coloured Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 2 1 Recorded food plants 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms The wingspan is 35 45 mm Forewing purplish grey or purplish fuscous with a leaden gloss costal area at middle ochreous merged with the bluntly triangular orbicular stigma cell a submedian basal blotch and costal spot before apex purplish black claviform stigma minute reniform large the lower lobe purplish hindwing ochreous whitish in female with the termen broadly fuscous 1 Lava pink with a broad dark brown subdorsal band A lateral yellow band with a brown spot on it Head reddish brown in color 2 nbsp The caterpillar of the species nbsp Hebrew letter nun 15th century Ashkenazi book hand Biology editTwo broods are produced each year and the adults are on the wing between May and October 1 This moth flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar as well as flowers such as Buddleia ivy and ragwort The larva is pale brown red brown or green with obscure paler dorsal and subdorsal lines and a broad pale ochreous spiracular line It feeds on a huge variety of plants see list below The species overwinters as a larva The flight season refers to the British Isles This may vary in other parts of the range Recorded food plants edit Documented food plants include 3 Acer maple Allium onion Apium celery Avena oat Beta beet Brassica Calendula marigold Chrysanthemum Cichorium chicory Cirsium creeping thistle Comptonia sweetfern Daucus carrot Epilobium rosebay willowherb Helianthus Hordeum barley Hypericum St John s wort Lactuca lettuce Lamium dead nettle Lantana Linum Lobelia Lycopersicon tomato Malus apple Medicago alfalfa lucerne Myosotis forget me not Nicotiana tobacco Photinia Pisum pea Plantago plantain Platanus Oriental plane Primula Pyrus pear Rheum rhubarb Ribes currant Rumex Senecio groundsel Solanum potato Solidago goldenrods Spiraea Stellaria chickweed Taraxacum dandelion Thalictrum meadow rue Trifolium clover Triticum wheat Urtica nettle Vaccinium Veratrum Viburnum Viola Vitis grape Zea maize corn See also editHebrew character Orthosia gothica another moth species with similar markings Polygrammate hebraeicumReferences edit 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 Hampson G F 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Vol Moths Vol II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Robinson Gaden S Ackery Phillip R Kitching Ian Beccaloni George W Hernandez Luis M 2023 Robinson G S P R Ackery I J Kitching G W Beccaloni amp L M Hernandez 2010 HOSTS A Database of the World s Lepidopteran Hostplants Natural History Museum London Natural History Museum doi 10 5519 havt50xw a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Chinery Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 Reprinted 1991 Skinner Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xestia c nigrum 10199 Xestia c nigrum Linnaeus 1758 Schwarzes C Lepiforum e V Retrieved January 22 2019 Fauna Europaea Savela Markku Xestia c nigrum Linnaeus 1758 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