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Noctuidae : Xyleninae

The Uncertain

HOPLODRINA octogenaria Goeze 1781
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Description
Wingspan: 31-33mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe :  Siberia : Turkey : Transcaucasia : Uzbekistan : Kyrgyzstan :  Altai : N.Mongolia : N.Korea : N.China
UK Distribution: Common and abundant throughout England, Wales, Isle of man, Isles of Scilly,and Channel Isles : Scotland and Ireland-local
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena octogenaria Goeze, 1781
Type Species - Hoplodrina
  • Phalaena alsines Brahm, 1791
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: South-mid May to September : Elsewhere-mid June to mid August
Habitat: Lowland habitats : Gardens : Urban areas : Woodlands : Meadows
Similar Species -
  • The Rustic Hoplodrina blanda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Larva: Below the spiracle the larva is light brown,above is darker brown to first thin yellowish lateral line.Viewed on top-central yellowish lateral line with vary background between light and darker brown.
Pupa: Pupates in strong cocoon underground
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The wing apex is blunt . The background colour ranges from rich brown,tawny brown,with a tendency for the female to be darker.The reniform stigmata and orbicular spot are darker than the ground colour and edged in white making them look very prominent.
The median line is usually wide and darker than the ground colour and join the two reniform stigmata's although on occasion this is feint.

The similar species Rustic H.blanda has a grey-brown or grey forewing.

The name Uncertain is given to this moth because of the similarity and confusion in seperating this species from The Rustic.

Other similar moths are the Vine's Rustic and the rare immigrant Powdered Rustic.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Chickweed, Primrose, Dock and Plantain.
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.
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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Xyleninae
Caradrinini
HOPLODRINA Boursin 1937
Hoplodrina octogenaria (Goeze 1781)
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Phalaena alsines Brahm, 1791
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PHALAENA octogenaria (Goeze, 1781)
= Hoplodrina alsines
= Caradrina alsines Brahm, 1791
= Phalaena Noctua alsines Brahm, 1891
= Noctua sordida Haworth, 1809
= Caradrina sericea Speyer, 1867
= Caradrina alsinides Constantinio, 1922
= Hoplodrina melendezi Agenjo, 1941.
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Entomologische Beyträge des Natursytems 3 (3 ) Title Page :
p.227 - n.253
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Not Specified