Red-line Quaker

Noctuidae : Xyleninae

Red-line Quaker

AGROCHOLA (Leptologia) lota (Clerck,1759)

Life Cycle Guide

Description

Wingspan: 33-39mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Great Britain,Isle of Man & Ireland - wells distributed : Scotland - more local : Channel Isles - occasional
UK Conservation Status -

Common = >300 10Km Squares

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name:

Phalaena lota (Clerck, 1759)

Type Species - Agrochola

Noctua pistacina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Type Locality -

Not given in original publication

Flight Period: South - September to early December : Elsewhere - September to mid November
Habitat: Woodland rides : Hedgerows : Marshes : Fens : Heathland
Similar Species -

Yellow-line Quaker - Agrochola macilenta (Hübner, 1809)

Larva: The 40mm final instar larva viewed from above has a broken whitish dorsal line which widens at each abdominal segment creating the appearance of a spot,the subdorsal lines being feint.Viewed from side the spiracular line is whitish brown being light brown below and darker brown above. The head is brown.
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Although similar to the Yellow-line Quaker - Agrochola macilenta (Hübner, 1809) this moth has broad grey wings with a subterminal line in reddish brown edged towards the termen in yellow, whereas the similar moth has brownish forewings with similar looking subterminal line.The subterminal line is almost straight but forms a notch just before the costa.
The dorsal side of the stigmata is like a black spot with some specimens having the stigmata and the orbicular spot edged with red.

The moth is attracted to both light and sugar as well as feeding on Ivy flowers and over-ripe berries.

Photo Gallery

Red-line Quaker - Agrochola lota - (Clerck,1759) - 30w Skinner - Fleet - 23 October 2014

Red-line Quaker - AGROCHOLA (Leptologia) lota (Clerck,1759) - 30w Skinner - Fleet - SU799533 - 23 October 2014

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.

Elaeagnaceae - Oleaster Family
- Hippophae rhamnoides - Sea Buckthorn
Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix alba - White Willow
- Salix aurita - Eared Sallow
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Salix cinerea - Grey Willow
- Salix Pulchra - Tealeaf Willow
- Salix viminalis - Osier
  - Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
    - Aceraceae - Acer - Maple
    - Betulaceae - Betula - Birch, Alnus - Alder
    - Salicaceae - Populus - Poplar

Larval Food Plants

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Type Species - AGROCHOLA::

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
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Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Xyleninae
Xylenini
AGROCHOLA Hübner,[1821]
Leptologia Prout, 1901
Agrochola (Leptoligia) lota (Clerck, 1759)
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Noctua pistacina ([Denis & Schiffermüller,]1775)
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PHALAENA lota (Clerck, 1759)
= Phalaena (Noctua) hippophaes Goeze, 1781
= pallida (Tutt, 1892)
= suffusa (Tutt, 1892)
= rufa (Tutt, 1892)
= subdita (Warren, 1910)
= Agrochola (Leptologia) lota
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Icones insectorum rariorum cum nomibus eorum trivialibus, locique e C. Linnæi. - pp. [1-10], Tab. 1-16. Holmiæ : Title Page : pl.8, fig.1
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Not given in original publication
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A. l. schreieri (Hacker & Weigert, 1986)