Noctuidae : Bryophilinae
Tree-lichen Beauty
CRYPHIA (Euthales) algae (Fabricius, 1775)
Tree-lichen Beauty
CRYPHIA (Euthales) algae (Fabricius, 1775)
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Life Cycle Guide - Europe
Description
Wingspan: 24-30mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Norway,Russia - except south
UK Distribution: Immigrant normally recorded in SE England
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal habitat : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This rare migrant to SE England is widespread and frequent in western Europe, arriving in this country back in 1991.Since then over 40 have been recorded with one garden recording 5 suggesting the possibility of local breeding.Although normally recorded on the south coast the moth has been recorded as far north as Suffolk. They have been recorded in the Channel Isles where it is noted in most years from Guernsey and Jersey.
The moth is very variable although the normal form has a green band near or in the basal area of the forewing.Other forms have additional green and orange marking or the green band replaced by white although generally the rest of the forewing is dark.
The moth is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Norway,Russia - except south
UK Distribution: Immigrant normally recorded in SE England
UK Conservation Status -
- Rare Migrant
- Least Concern
- Noctua algae (Fabricius, 1775)
- Noctua receptricula Hübner, 1803
- Germany
Habitat: Coastal habitat : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This rare migrant to SE England is widespread and frequent in western Europe, arriving in this country back in 1991.Since then over 40 have been recorded with one garden recording 5 suggesting the possibility of local breeding.Although normally recorded on the south coast the moth has been recorded as far north as Suffolk. They have been recorded in the Channel Isles where it is noted in most years from Guernsey and Jersey.
The moth is very variable although the normal form has a green band near or in the basal area of the forewing.Other forms have additional green and orange marking or the green band replaced by white although generally the rest of the forewing is dark.
The moth is attracted to light.
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Bryophilinae BRYOPHILA Treitschke 1825 CRYPHIA Hübner,1818 Euthales Hübner,[1820] Cryphia (Euthales) algae (Fabricius, 1775) - Noctua receptricula Hübner, 1803 - NOCTUA algae (Fabricius, 1775) = Noctua degener Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Noctua spoliatricula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena Noctua calligrapha Borkhausen, 1792 = Phalaena Noctua chloris Borkhausen, 1792 = Noctua mendacula Hübner, [1813 - Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs. - Flensbvrgi, Lipsiae. in officina libraria Kort : Fabricius, Johann Christian 1775 : Title Page : p.614 - n.103 - Germany |