Bena bicolorana

Bena bicolorana
Both side - Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Bena
Species: B. bicolorana
Binomial name
Bena bicolorana
(Fuessly, 1775)

The Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid June to August .

The larvae feed on oak.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
  • Scarce Silver-lines on UKmoths
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bena bicolorana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Lepiforum.de
  • Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)


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