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Noctuidae : Xyleninae

Barred Sallow

TILEACEA aurago ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Description
Wingspan: 33-38mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe (not Portugal and some Mediterranean Islands)
UK Distribution: South East England,East Anglia - well distributed in small numbers : South West England, Midlands, Wales and parts of Northern England - more local : Scotland - few reports : Channel Isles - Jersey - local - Guernsey - rare
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common => 300 10km squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena (Noctua) aurago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Type Species - Tileacea
  • Xanthia aurago (Denis & Schiffremüller], 1775)
Type Locality -
  • Austria - near Vienna
Flight Period: mid August to November
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Gardens : Hedgerows : Downland
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: The 30mm final instar larva is reddish brown,darkest on top with a thin pale dorsal line and feint subdorsal line.Viewed from side there is a broad greyish line beneath the black spiracles. The head is dark brown and the prothoracic is dark brown.The larva stage is from April to June where it feeds at first on buds and later when larger,moving to leaves,feeding at night.
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: This moth is fairly unmistakeable with its yellow or orange-yellow median area where the stigmata are edged with reddish brown or pinkish brown markings with the orbicular spot highlighted in the same background colour.The median lines are wavy.
The subterminal band is background colour and finishes at the termen just short of the apex which is left as  yellow tip.The basal area has a background colour band leaving the area closest to the thorax yellow. 

A rarer form has the median area deep orange or reddish orange with the background colour being a pinkish brown.

The moth is attracted to light and sugar usually found at the moth trap in small numbers.
This pretty moth is also known to feed on Ivy flowers and overipe late summer berries.
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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Xyleninae
Xylenini
TILEACEA Tutt, 1896
Tileacea aurago ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Xanthia aurago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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PHALAENA (Noctua) aurago ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
= Xanthia aurago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Noctua aurago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= rutilago (Fabricius, 1775)
= Phalaena (Noctua) fucata Esper, 1788
= Phalaena (Noctua) praetexta Esper, 1788
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Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: Title Page :  p.86 - n 7
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Austria - near Vienna