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Noctuidae : Hadeninae

Dog's Tooth

LACANOBIA (Dianobia) suasa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
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Description
Wingspan: 32-37mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Portugal and most Mediterranean Islands : Ural Mountains : Russia : Omar Blast
UK Distribution: southern mainland Britain - local and widespread : S & W Scotland,Ireland - more local
UK Conservation Status -
  • Local = 101 - 300  10km squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena (Nocta) suasa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Type Species - Lacanobia
  • Phalaena w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766)
Type Locality -
  • Austria near Vienna
Flight Period: South - mid April - early July & late July - late September - two generations : Further North - June - July - single generation
Habitat: Salt-marshes : Coastal Grassland : Moorland : River Valleys
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: The 44mm final instar larva is brown or olive green with a thin darker dorsal line and a series of oblique markings along subdorsal line which form chevrons. There is a darker subdorsal line adjacent below is a wide yellowish stripe.Head is brownish green or pale brown
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon beneath ground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: Moth has solid dark tooth-like marks in centre of forewing which gives the moth its vernacular name and is diagnostic.
These marks tend to vary in size and clarity, sometimes virtually missing as in moth photo below.There are two colour forms with this moth being greyish brown and uniformly dark greyish brown.The subterminal line is white with the letter "W" being formed adjacent to the tornus.
Median lines are white with stimata and orbicular spot highlighted with black and white edging.

Moth is attracted to light,sugar and flowers.
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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Hadeninae
Hadenini
LACANOBIA Billberg 1820
Dianobia Billberg 1820
Lacanobia (Dianobia) suasa ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Phalaena w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766)
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PHALAENA (Nocta) suasa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
= Phalaena (Noctua) dissimilis Knoch, 1781
= Phalaena (Noctua) leucographa Esper, 1790
= Noctua denscanis Haworth, 1809
= Noctua permixta Geyer, [1833]
= Hadena pavida Boisduval, 1840
= aliena (Duponchel, 1836)
= Mamestra confluens Eversmann, 1844
= turanica (Spuler, 1908)
= Lacanobia (Dianobia) suasa
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Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page :  p.83 : n. 18
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Austria - near Vienna