Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Red-line Quaker
AGROCHOLA (Leptologia) lota (Clerck,1759)
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 -
Habitat: Woodland rides : Hedgerows : Marshes : Fens : Heathland
Similar Species -
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.
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
- Least Concern
- Phalaena lota (Clerck, 1759)
- Noctua pistacina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Not given in original publication
Habitat: Woodland rides : Hedgerows : Marshes : Fens : Heathland
Similar Species -
- Yellow-line Quaker - Agrochola macilenta (Hübner, 1809)
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
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
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Subgenus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - AGROCHOLA:: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Xylenini AGROCHOLA Hübner,[1821] Leptologia Prout, 1901 Agrochola (Leptoligia) lota (Clerck, 1759) - Noctua pistacina ([Denis & Schiffermüller,]1775) - PHALAENA lota (Clerck, 1759) = Phalaena (Noctua) hippophaes Goeze, 1781 = pallida (Tutt, 1892) = suffusa (Tutt, 1892) = rufa (Tutt, 1892) = subdita (Warren, 1910) = Agrochola (Leptologia) lota - Icones insectorum rariorum cum nomibus eorum trivialibus, locique e C. Linnæi. - pp. [1-10], Tab. 1-16. Holmiæ : Title Page : pl.8, fig.1 - Not given in original publication - A. l. schreieri (Hacker & Weigert, 1986) |