Bena bicolorana

Bena bicolorana (scarce silver-lines) is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Europe Turkey, Armenia, Asia Minor and Syria.

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)

Technical description and variation
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

H. bicolorana Fuessl. Forewing bright apple green; the costal edge yellowish white; inner margin narrowly white; inner and outer lines finely yellowish white, oblique, the outer from costa before apex; hindwing white; fringe white in both wings; in subsp. conspersa subsp. nov. (53 m), from Amasia, the ground colour is blue green, densely covered with pale scales; the costal edge and lines white. Larva green, smooth; the 3rd segment with a yellow tipped dorsal hump; subdorsal and spiracular lines yellow; some pale yellow lateral stripes.[1] The wingspan is 40–50 mm.

Biology

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.

References
  1. Warren. W. in 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • 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.
  • Lepiforum.de
  • Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)


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