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Noctuidae : Hadeninae

Bordered Gothic

SIDERIDIS (Heliophobus) reticulata (Goeze, 1781)

Subspecies
S.r.marginosa Haworth, 1809 - most of mainland Britain
S.r.hibernica (Cockayne,1944) - extreme south coast Ireland
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Description
 Wingspan: 35 - 40mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Less (Channel Isles & Mediterranean Islands ) : Temperate central Asia
UK Distribution: Few scattered locations in south east England - Brecklands of Norfolk,Suffolk & Cambridge considered to be stronghold for this species
UK Conservation Status -
  • BAP : 2007 - Priority Species
  • Nationally Scarce A (Na - BAP : 1980-1993) = 16 - 30 10Km Squares
  • NERC S.41 : 2008 (England) & NERC S.42 : 2009 (Wales) - Species "of principle importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity"
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena eticulata (Goeze, 1781)
Type Species - Sideridis
  • Noctua evidens Hübner, 1808
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: May - July
Habitat: Chalk Downland : Calcareous parts of Breckland heaths : Chalk Cliffs : Quarries
Similar Species -
  • The Gothic Naenia typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis (Poda, 1761)
Larva: The 48mm final instar larva is greenish brown with a darker dorsal line and thinner,broken subdorsal lines and mottling on the back and sides.The larva is lighter below the spiracular line wirh spiracles that are white and ringed with black. The head is orange-brown with a pair of black stripes.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: A declining species formally widely distributed in England and Wales it is now found in south east England and the coast of south west Ireland.The subspecies from Ireland  S.r.hibernica (Cockayne,1944) is much darker than the mainland species which is S.r.marginosa (Haworth, 1809) and is light brown and strikingly different to its cousin.
Although similar to the Feathered Gothic which flies later in the year and is separated by the white edged cross lines,inside of orbicular spot and outside the reniform stigmata.
The Gothic is larger and has a much broader more obscurely marked forewing.
The moth is Nationally Scarce A species and is a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Plan.
Subspecies
S.r.marginosa (Haworth, 1809) - most of mainland Great Britian
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Hadeninae
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SIDERIDIS Hübner, [1821]
Heliophobus Boisduval, 1829
Sideridis ( Heliophobus) reticulata (Goeze, 1781)
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Noctua evidens Hübner, 1808
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PHALAENA eticulata (Goeze, 1781)
= Heliophobus reticulata Goeze, 1781
= Sideridis reticulatus (Goeze, 1781)
= Phalaena reticulata Goeze, 1781
= Phalaena Noctua reticulata Goeze, 1781
= Noctua calcatrippae Vieweg, 1790
= Phalaena sapotariae Borkhausen, 1792
= Noctua marginosa Haworth, 1809
= Heliophobus saponariae hibernica Cockayne, 1944
= Heliophobus calcatrippae
= Heliophobus reticulatus
= Sideridis (Heliophobus) reticulatus
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Entomologische Beyträge zu des Ritter Linné zwölften Ausgabe des Natursystems Ent. Beyträge 3 (3) : Title Page :  p.254 - n.376
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Not Specified
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S.r.marginosa (Haworth, 1809) - most of mainland Great Britian
S.r.hibernica (Cockayne,1944) - extreme south coast Ireland