Leucania putrescens

The Devonshire wainscot (Leucania putrescens) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon.

Leucania putrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Leucania
Species:
L. putrescens
Binomial name
Leucania putrescens
(Hübner, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Noctua putrescens Hübner, [1824]
  • Noctua boisduvalii Duponchel, 1827
  • Mythimna putrescens

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

S. putrescens H. G. (= boisduvalii Dup.) (25 d). Distinguished from punctosa by the greyer tone and black irroration; a black streak from base below cell; the white spot at lower end of cell round, not elongated ; terminal interspaces with black streaks. - Larva reddish ochreous; lines pale edged with dark; the subdorsal lines not interrupted. Subsp. canariensis Rbl., [ now full species Leucania canariensis Rebel, 1894] from the Canary islands, is smaller, the forewing darker, with a distinct black cellspot on underside.[1]

Biology

Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.

Subspecies
  • Leucania putrescens putrescens
  • Leucania putrescens vallettai

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.


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