Noctuidae : Hadeninae
White-point
MYTHIMNA (Hyphilare) albipuncta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
White-point
MYTHIMNA (Hyphilare) albipuncta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 30-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Immigrant : Mainly South and South-east England north to East Anglia : possibly established along the South-east coast.
UK Conservation Status -
Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761)
Type Location -
Habitat: Being an immigrant mainly coastal but coming to light will be found in gardens.
Similar Species:-
Overwinters as: Early stage larva, but rarely found in the wild,so life cycle unsure
Observations: The White Point M. albipunctata can be easily confused with the Clay M. ferrago although the forewing background colour is orange-brown and the prominent white spots are more rounded. The hindwing colour tends to be grey.
The White-point is an immigrant arriving in two or more overlapping generations from the continent,a situation that has increased over the years and being an immigrant species is usually found near the coast,although as the photos below show,the moth also travels inland.
Numbers of the moths tends to vary year on year, presumably due to climatic conditions.
*The life cycle of this moth is not fully understood as the different life stages are seldom found in the wild.
The moth is a noctuid attracted to light and sugar and can be found after dark on grass heads.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Immigrant : Mainly South and South-east England north to East Anglia : possibly established along the South-east coast.
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Noctua albipuncta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761)
Type Location -
- Austria-Near Vienna
Habitat: Being an immigrant mainly coastal but coming to light will be found in gardens.
Similar Species:-
- Clay Mythimna ferrago (Fabricius 1787)
Overwinters as: Early stage larva, but rarely found in the wild,so life cycle unsure
Observations: The White Point M. albipunctata can be easily confused with the Clay M. ferrago although the forewing background colour is orange-brown and the prominent white spots are more rounded. The hindwing colour tends to be grey.
The White-point is an immigrant arriving in two or more overlapping generations from the continent,a situation that has increased over the years and being an immigrant species is usually found near the coast,although as the photos below show,the moth also travels inland.
Numbers of the moths tends to vary year on year, presumably due to climatic conditions.
*The life cycle of this moth is not fully understood as the different life stages are seldom found in the wild.
The moth is a noctuid attracted to light and sugar and can be found after dark on grass heads.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
The White Point larvae feed on plant families described below plant photos.
The larvae also feed on the following list of hostplant names :-
The White Point larvae feed on plant families described below plant photos.
The larvae also feed on the following list of hostplant names :-
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.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot - Orchard grass
- Elymus repens - Couch grass
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Salicaceae - Salix - Willow
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Subgenus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - MYTHIMNA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae Leucaniini MYTHIMNA Ochsenheimer, 1816 Hyphilare Hübner, [1821] Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761) - NOCTUA albipuncta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Leucania italogallica Milliére, 1872 = Leucania flecki Caradja, 1896 = Sideridis cortii Krüger, 1919 = Leucania albipuncta rufotincta Wagner, 1920 = Aletia albipuncta = Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta. - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.84 - n.4 - Austria-Near Vienna |