Acosmetia_caliginosa

<i>Acosmetia caliginosa</i>

Acosmetia caliginosa

Species of moth

Acosmetia caliginosa, the reddish buff, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found throughout continental Europe and in southern Scandinavia.[1][2] then east across the Palearctic to Siberia.

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In Britain it is rare and has protected status, being possibly confined to a single site on the Isle of Wight.[3]

Technical description and variation

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

Its forewings are brownish grey frosted with paler dusting; the inner and outer lines dark, the inner outwardly curved; the outer waved and dentate, indented above and below middle, the teeth forming a second line beyond the first; stigmata pale, very obscure; a pale waved submarginal line inwardly shaded with brown; hindwing silky grey, darker towards termen; — the form aquatilis Guen., from Asia, is paler, the forewing yellowish grey. Larva sap green with the segmental incisions yellow; the lines white, slender.[4] The wingspan is 23–30 mm: females are smaller than males.[2][5]

Biology

The moth flies in June and July.

The larvae feed on saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria).[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (September 21, 2019). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    Gustafsson, Bert (8 October 2009). "Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, 1813)" (in Swedish). Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    Wall, Mike. "2393 Reddish Buff (Acosmetia caliginosa)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. [4]
    Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. [5]
    Kimber, Ian. "73.078 BF2393 Reddish Buff Acosmetia caliginosa (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#321
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