Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Black Rustic
APOROPHYLA (Phylapora) nigra (Haworth, 1809)
Black Rustic
APOROPHYLA (Phylapora) nigra (Haworth, 1809)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 40-46mm
Worldwide Distribution: Southern and Central Europe
UK Distribution: Well distributed in most of Great Britain but local in East Anglia,Midlands & north east England : Ireland,Isle of Man & Channel Isles-widespread and frequent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Heathland : Gardens : Roadside verges : Open woodland : Moorland : Clacareous grassland
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Small larva
Observations: The moth is easy to identify in its deep black or brownish black glossy sheen.
The main and only real feature is the orangery short line that partially surrounds the reniform stigmata and the orbicular spot that shows clearly as dark grey.
The moth is a regular visitor to the light trap and is also attracted to sugar. Being late in the season the moth also takes advantage of overripe blackberries and Ivy blossom.
Worldwide Distribution: Southern and Central Europe
UK Distribution: Well distributed in most of Great Britain but local in East Anglia,Midlands & north east England : Ireland,Isle of Man & Channel Isles-widespread and frequent
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Noctua nigra (Haworth, 1809)
- Xylina australis (Boisduval, 1829)
- England
Habitat: Heathland : Gardens : Roadside verges : Open woodland : Moorland : Clacareous grassland
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Small larva
Observations: The moth is easy to identify in its deep black or brownish black glossy sheen.
The main and only real feature is the orangery short line that partially surrounds the reniform stigmata and the orbicular spot that shows clearly as dark grey.
The moth is a regular visitor to the light trap and is also attracted to sugar. Being late in the season the moth also takes advantage of overripe blackberries and Ivy blossom.
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.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Pinus brutia - Turkish Pine
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Deschampsia cespitosa - Tussock Grass
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Subgenus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - APOROPHYLA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Nominotypical Subspecies: Literary Ref Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Xylenini APOROPHYLA Guenée 1841 Phylapora Berio 1980 Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra (Haworth, 1809) - Xylina australis (Boisduval, 1829) - NOCTUA nigra (Haworth, 1809) = Phalaena Noctua lunula Ström, 1768 = Noctua nigricans Hübner, 1813 = aethiops Ochsenheimer, 1816 = Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra. - NOCTUA nigra nigra (Haworth, 1809) - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.192 - n.89 - England - A.n. cinerea Staudinger, 1901-Spain : Libya |