Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Middle-barred Minor
OLIGIA fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809)
Middle-barred Minor
OLIGIA fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 22-26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Western Europe - Estonia - Poland - Balkans : Spain
UK Distribution: Well distributed and frequent throughout Great Britain,Ireland,Isle of Man & Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Damp habitats : Damp grassland : Marshes : Fens : Woodland open areas : Gardens
Similar Species:-
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon near the ground
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The main diognostic feature of this moth is the reddish band between the ante and postmedian lines. There is also a reddish band adjacent to the termen.The thorax tufts are also marked in the same reddish brown colour.
Although this moth prefers damp habitats like marshes,fens and damp grassland it is also one that appears in gardens and as such can be expected at the light trap.
It is a moth that is attracted to sugar and also feeds on flowers.
Worldwide Distribution: Western Europe - Estonia - Poland - Balkans : Spain
UK Distribution: Well distributed and frequent throughout Great Britain,Ireland,Isle of Man & Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Noctua fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809)
- Phalaena strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Great Britain
Habitat: Damp habitats : Damp grassland : Marshes : Fens : Woodland open areas : Gardens
Similar Species:-
- Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon near the ground
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The main diognostic feature of this moth is the reddish band between the ante and postmedian lines. There is also a reddish band adjacent to the termen.The thorax tufts are also marked in the same reddish brown colour.
Although this moth prefers damp habitats like marshes,fens and damp grassland it is also one that appears in gardens and as such can be expected at the light trap.
It is a moth that is attracted to sugar and also feeds on flowers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted hair-grass - Tussock grass
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Apameini OLIGIA Hübner [1821] Oligia fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809) - Phalaena strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - NOCTUA fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809) = Oligia fasciuncula albiluna Kozhanchikov, 1929 = Apamea rubeuncula Donzel, 1838 = Procus fasciuncula marmorata Heydemann, 1942 = Oligia fasciuncula hispanica Lempke, 1967. - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.215 - n.151 - Great Britain |