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Noctuidae : Xyleninae

Treble Lines

CHARANYCA (Charanyca) trigrammica (Hufnagel, 1766)
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Description
Wingspan: 35-40mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Common and well distributed in most of England,Wales,Isle of Man and Ireland : Northern England-local : Channel Isles-locally frequent
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena trigrammica (Hufnagel, 1766)
Type Species - Charanyca
  • Noctua quercus Fabricius, 1775
Type Locality -
  • Germany-Berlin Region
Flight Period: South-late April to July : Elsewhere-May-early July
Habitat: Prefers open habitats : Gardens : Grassland : Heathland : Open Woodland : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Viewed from above-the larva is light and dark blackish brown the latter formed by 3 lateral lines which are made up of joined abdominal segment blotches.Within these lateral lines is another thin whitish line which are angled at every abdominal segment.The larva feeds by night at ground level,hiding below the soil during the day.
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Fairly large larva
Observations: The diognostic feature of this moth provides its name and that is the three straight dark cross-lines. Apart from the lines the moth is generally plain apart from the darker background found towards to the termen.

At the peak of its season the Treble Lines is a regular visitor to the light trap,often in good numbers, where it is attracted to light.



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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
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Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Xyleninae
Caradrinini
CHARANYCA Billberg 1820
Charanyca trigrammica (Hufnagel, 1766)
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Noctua quercus Fabricius, 1775
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PHALAENA trigrammica (Hufnagel, 1766)
= Noctua quercus Fabricius, 1775
= Noctua trilinea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Noctua evidens Thunberg, 1784
= Noctua notacula Fabricius, 1787
= Phalaena quercicola Gmelin, 1790
= Noctua bilinea Hübner, 1803
= Noctua approximans Haworth, 1809
= Noctua semifuscans Haworth, 1809
= erubescens Turati, 1909
= Charanyca trigrammica asiaminorica Pinker, 1980
= Charanyca (Charanyca) trigrammica.
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Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4) : Title Page : p.408 - n.86
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Germany-Berlin Region