Meganephria bimaculosa

Meganephria bimaculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meganephria
Species: M. bimaculosa
Binomial name
Meganephria bimaculosa
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena bimaculosa Linnaeus, 1767
  • Miselia bimaculosa

The Double-spot Brocade (Meganephria bimaculosa) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is 50–58 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Ulmus species.


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