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Noctuidae : Pantheinae

Nut-tree Tussock

COLOCASIA coryli (Linnaeus,1758)
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Description
Wingspan: 27-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Common in mainland Britain : Channel Isles-Rare
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena coryli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Species - Colocasia
  • Phalaena coryli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: Southern Britain-April to mid June & Late June to October
Habitat: Broadleaved woodland
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Southern Britain-April to late July & September to early October-two generations : North-Late June to September-single generation. The larva feeds at night and hides in a spun leaf during the day
Pupa: Pupa overwinters in a cocoon amongst leaf litter,crevice in tree or under moss.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This moth is one of those moths with no similar species, but is immediately easily recognised with the basal half of the moth in dark brown with the other half being light grey or light brown.The moth can be found on trees or fences during the day where it sits in an inverted "V" formation.The moth is very hairy round the thorax and also the rear end.

The male moth is a frequent visitor to the light trap although the female less so.
The Nut-tree Tussock flies at dusk.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Nut-tree Tussock larvae are polyphagous,feeding on plant families described below plant photos.
The larvae also feed on the following list of hostplant names :-

Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
  • Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Larval Food Plants
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Type Locality
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Pantheinae
COLOCASIA Ochsenheimer 1816
Colocasia coryli (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Phalaena coryli (Linnaeus, 1758)
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PHALAENA coryli (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Phineca basistriga Walker, 1856
= Orgyia basistriga.
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Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title Page : p.503 - n.33
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Not Specified