Thumatha senex
Thumatha senex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Thumatha |
Species: | T. senex |
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Thumatha senex (Hübner, 1808) | |
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Thumatha senex, the round-winged muslin, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern and central Europe, the Alps, northern Asia Minor, the Crimea and south-western Siberia.
Technical description and variation
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Not unlike Nudaria mundana ( mundana has less-rounded forewings and a more transparent appearance, less obvious spots). The central spot at the apex of the cell distinct; a larger shadowy spot at the middle of the costa, and before the marginal area of the forewing a row of spots which are especially distinct in the costal region. Another curved row of spots bounds the basal third of the forewing.[1] The wings are sparsely scaled, giving them a thin, papery appearance.
Biology
Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-August in one generation.
Egg round, yellow. Larva ashy grey, very hairy, with black head. The larvae feed on lichen (especially Peltigera canina) and mosses.Pupa stumpy, dark brown, in a dense hairy cocoon.
The moths fly on damp meadows, and are not rare in their flight-places; they come to the light at night.
References
- ↑ Seitz, A. Ed. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 2: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer, 1912-1913
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