Noctuidae : Hadeninae
Delicate
MYTHIMNA (Mythimna) vitellina (Hübner, [1808])
Delicate
MYTHIMNA (Mythimna) vitellina (Hübner, [1808])
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Europe
Description
Wingspan: 36 - 43mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania and few Mediterranean Islands : N Africa - Algeria
UK Distribution: SW,S England and Wales coastal region : E coast - rare : NW England,S Ireland,Isle of Man - recorded : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent as resident and immigrant
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Grassy Coastal Areas : Sometimes Inland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is an immigrant from southern Europe which arrives in sufficient numbers to be able to breed. Most appear in SW England,also along the southern coastal areas where they possibly also breed.It is now possible to see this moth inland. In some years this moth has been extremely abundant appearing in their thousands.
The moth has nicely marked darker cross lines against a pale brownish forewing,characteristics which clearly identify this moth from the Wainscots.
The moth is attracted to light and comes to sugar.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania and few Mediterranean Islands : N Africa - Algeria
UK Distribution: SW,S England and Wales coastal region : E coast - rare : NW England,S Ireland,Isle of Man - recorded : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent as resident and immigrant
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Noctua vitellina (Hübner, [1808])
- Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Europe
Habitat: Grassy Coastal Areas : Sometimes Inland
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is an immigrant from southern Europe which arrives in sufficient numbers to be able to breed. Most appear in SW England,also along the southern coastal areas where they possibly also breed.It is now possible to see this moth inland. In some years this moth has been extremely abundant appearing in their thousands.
The moth has nicely marked darker cross lines against a pale brownish forewing,characteristics which clearly identify this moth from the Wainscots.
The moth is attracted to light and comes to sugar.
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.
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.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot - Orchard grass
- Oryza sativa - Asian Rice
- Poa annua - Annual Meadow Grass
- Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot - Orchard grass
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Rumex crispus - Curled Dock
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae Leucaniini MYTHIMNA Ochsenheimer, 1816 mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1816 Mythimna (Mythimna) vitellina (Hübner, [1808]) - Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761) - NOCTUA vitellina (Hübner, [1808]) = Borolia lacteicolor Rothschild, 1914 = Leucania lacteicolor = Aletia vitellina = Mythimna (Mythimna) vitellina - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera 1V : Noctua 1 : pl. 81, f. 379 - Europe |