Noctuidae : Hadeninae
Bright-line Brown-eye
LACANOBIA (Diataraxia) oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bright-line Brown-eye
LACANOBIA (Diataraxia) oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 32-37mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Great Britain,Isle of Man,Ireland-Common and widespread : Scotland-less frequent but still resident up to Shetland Isles : Channel Isles-widespread and abundant
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Occurs in most habit types : Gardens : Forest Rides : Heathland
Similar Species:-
Larva feeds at night and rests during the day withing the food plant.
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The subterminal cross-line of this moth stands out against the background colour and forms the letter "W" halfway across each forewing. The reniform stigmata kidney shaped mark is highlighted by an orange blotch. These two features are diagnostic and clearly give the moth its common name.
The forewing background colour of ruddy brown with white dusting and the orbicular spot is also fringed with white.
Variation is slight and is usually the strength of the orbicula spot.
Wing veins tend to be prominent in a darker brown,often tinged with the white dusting mentioned above.
Although the Bright-line Brown-eye L. oleracea is similar to the Dog's Tooth L. suasa the latter can be identified by the characteristic central tooth mark on the forewing and the background colour is duller.
The moth is attracted to the light trap where it can be found in numbers
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Great Britain,Isle of Man,Ireland-Common and widespread : Scotland-less frequent but still resident up to Shetland Isles : Channel Isles-widespread and abundant
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Occurs in most habit types : Gardens : Forest Rides : Heathland
Similar Species:-
- Dog's Tooth Laconobia suasa ([Denis & Sciffermüller], 1775)
Larva feeds at night and rests during the day withing the food plant.
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The subterminal cross-line of this moth stands out against the background colour and forms the letter "W" halfway across each forewing. The reniform stigmata kidney shaped mark is highlighted by an orange blotch. These two features are diagnostic and clearly give the moth its common name.
The forewing background colour of ruddy brown with white dusting and the orbicular spot is also fringed with white.
Variation is slight and is usually the strength of the orbicula spot.
Wing veins tend to be prominent in a darker brown,often tinged with the white dusting mentioned above.
Although the Bright-line Brown-eye L. oleracea is similar to the Dog's Tooth L. suasa the latter can be identified by the characteristic central tooth mark on the forewing and the background colour is duller.
The moth is attracted to the light trap where it can be found in numbers
Photo Gallery
Larva
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.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia absinthium - Wormwood
- Calendula officianalis - Pot Marigold
- Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle - Canada Thistle
- Lactuca sativa - Lettuce
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
- Sonchus arvensis - Field Milk Thistle
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Balsaminaceae - Balsam Family
- Impatiens balsamina - Rose Balsam
- Brassicaceae - Mustards - Mustard Flowers - Cabbage Family
- Amoracia rusticana - Horseradish
- Brassica rapa - Turnip
- Cannabidaceae - Cannabis - Humulus - Celtis Family
- Humulus lupulus - Hop
- Caryophyllaceae - Pink and Carnation Family
- Silene uniflora - Sea Campion
- Silene vulgaris - Bladder Campion
- Chenopodiaceae - The Goosefoot Family
- Atriplex Littoralis - Grass-leaved Orache
- Chenopodium album - Lamb's Goosefoot - Fat-hen
- Convolvulaceae - Bindweed - Morning Glory Family
- Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
- Fallopia convolvulus - Black Bindweed
- Crassulaceae - Orpine Family
- Sedum acre - Common Stonecrop
- Sedum telephium - Orpine - Live-forever Stonecrop
- Cucurbitaceae - Melon - Squashes - Gourds Family
- Bryonia alba - White Bryony
- Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family
- Athyrium filix-femina - Lady Fern
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Lotus corniculatus - Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Psium sativum - Garden Pea
- Hypericaceae - Dilleniid - Dicot Family
- Hypericum perforatum - St John's Wort
- Lythraceae - Loosestrife Family
- Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Alopecurus pratensis - Meadow Foxtail
- Glyceria maxima - Reed Sweet-grass
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Persicaria lapathifolia - Pale Smartweed
- Polygonum viviparum - Alpine Bistort
- Primulaceae - Primrose Family
- Lysimachia vulgaris - Yellow Loosestrife
- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup - Crowfoot Family
- Clematis vitalba - Traveller's Joy
- Solanaceae - Nightshade Family
- Lycopersicon esculentum - Tomato
- Solanus tuberosum - Potato
- Tropaeolaceae - Nasturtium Family
- Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium
- Ulmaceae - Elm Family
- Ulmus procera - English Elm - Common Elm
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Asparagaceae - Asparagus
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Chrysanthemum/Dahlia/Senecio - Ragworts & Groundsels
- Begoniaceae - Begonia
- Chenopodiaceae - Beta - Beet/Chenopodium - Goosefoots
- Geraniaceae - Pelargonium - Geraniums & Storkbills
- Rosaceae - Rubus - Roses : Polygonaceae - Rumex - Docks
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae Hadenini LACANOBIA Billberg 1820 Diataraxia Hübner [1821] Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766) - PHALAENA oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena Noctua oleracea Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena Noctua spinaciae Borkhausen, 1792 = Mamestra variegata Austaut, 1885 = Peucephila essoni Hampson, 1909 = Monima albolineata Matsumura, 1926 = Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea. - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title Page : p.517 - n.114 - Not Specified |