Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Centre-barred Sallow
ATETHMIA centrago (Haworth, 1809)
Centre-barred Sallow
ATETHMIA centrago (Haworth, 1809)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 32-38mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Finland,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Norway,Russia-in south only,Sweden and most Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Well distributed throughout most of Great Britain : Scotland - local : Isle of Man & Ireland - locally well distributed : Channel Isles - Jersey - local and occasional - Guernsey - rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Open Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens : River Banks
Similar Species :
Pupa: Cocoon formed beneath the soil
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The moth forewing is slightly hooked at the apex and is orange - yellow with a darker pinkish brown coloured median band.The reniform stigma and orbicula spot appear to merge and show clearly being darker than the median band although some specimens these mark show in outline only. The terminal band is also darker brown than the forewing at finishes just before the apex.The cilia are reddish brown.
The moth is often seen at the moth trap although generally in small numbers. The moth is not normally attracted to flowers or sugar.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Finland,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Norway,Russia-in south only,Sweden and most Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Well distributed throughout most of Great Britain : Scotland - local : Isle of Man & Ireland - locally well distributed : Channel Isles - Jersey - local and occasional - Guernsey - rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- NERC S.41 : 2008 (England) & NERC S.42 : 2009 (Wales) - Species "of principle importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity
- BAP : 2007 - Priority Species
- Northern Ireland : 2010 - Priority Species
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Noctua centrago (Haworth, 1809)
- Phalaena xerampelina Esper, 1793
- Britain
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Open Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens : River Banks
Similar Species :
- None
Pupa: Cocoon formed beneath the soil
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The moth forewing is slightly hooked at the apex and is orange - yellow with a darker pinkish brown coloured median band.The reniform stigma and orbicula spot appear to merge and show clearly being darker than the median band although some specimens these mark show in outline only. The terminal band is also darker brown than the forewing at finishes just before the apex.The cilia are reddish brown.
The moth is often seen at the moth trap although generally in small numbers. The moth is not normally attracted to flowers or sugar.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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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.
- Oleceae - Olive Family
- Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
- Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Xylenini ATETHMIA Hübner, 1821 Atethmia centrago (Haworth, 1809) - Phalaena xerampelina Esper, 1793 - NOCTUA centrago (Haworth, 1809) = Phalaena (Noctua) xerampelina Esper, 1794 = Atethmia rufa Warren, 1910 = Atethmia ambusta - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.236 - n.219 - Britain - A. c. unicolor - Staudinger, 1881 - Turkey A. c. maculifera - (Staudinger, [1892]) - Israel A. c. borjomensis (Romanoff, 1885) - Transcaucasia |