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Noctuidae : Noctuinae

Gothic

NAENIA typica (LInnaeus, 1758)
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Description
Wingspan: 36 -46mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not Portugal : Turkey : Iran : Caucasus : Armenia : Transcaucasia : Central Asia : Altai : W Siberia - Central Siberia
UK Distribution: In lowland areas throughout Great Britain & Ireland - local : Isle of Man - local : Channel Isles - rare
UK Conservation Status -
  • Local = 100 -300 10km squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Species - Naenia
  • Phalaena typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Locality -
  • Europe - location unknown
Flight Period: South - mid May to mid September : Elsewhere - June to July
Habitat: Gardens : Marshes : Damp Woodland : Hedgerows 
Similar Species -
  • Bordered Gothic - Heliophobus reticulata (Goeze, 1781)
  • Feathered Gothic - Tholera decimalis (Poda, 1761)
Larva: The 40mm final instar larva is greyish or reddish-brown with a feint dorsal lateral line viewed from above and a thin wavy black line through the spiracles which is edged white beneath when viewed from side. Below these two lines is distinctly paler and above dark brownish.The head is the same dark brown.
Overwinters as a larva feeding at night, hiding in leaf litter during the day. When samml the larvae live gregariously.
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This moth is clearly defined with its greyish brown wide forewing that has median lines,stigmata and orbicula spots highlighted in white with black edging.
Venation again is highlighted in white, and forms a net-like structural appearance across the wings.
The two similar species have very similar markings but both have spear-like or wedge makings in the subterminal region.

The moth is local and because low numbers are attracted to light the species is possibly underecorded, this moth is also attracted by sugar and feeds on flowers.
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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Noctuinae
Noctuini
NAENIA Stephens, 1827
Naenia typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Phalaena typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
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PHALAENA typica (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Phalaena (Noctua) filicis Goeze, 1781
= Phalaena (Noctua) excusa Esper, 1805
= Noctua venosa Hübner, [1803]
= brunnea Tutt, 1892
= obscura Spuler, 1908
= contaminatoides Schawerda, 1931
= albifusca Cockayne, 1942
= brevipennis Cockayne, 1952
= Naenia contaminata
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Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.518 - n.122
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Europe - Location Unknown