Protarchanara brevilinea

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Protarchanara brevilinea, or Fenn's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Charles Fenn of Lewisham who collected specimens during an entomological excursion to Ranworth in 1864.[1] It is found in western and northern Europe.

Protarchanara brevilinea
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P. brevilinea
Binomial name
Protarchanara brevilinea
(Fenn, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Chortodes brevilinea
  • Nonagria brevilinea
  • Nonagria impudica
  • Photedes brevilinea

Technical description and variation

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A. brevilinea Fenn (49 d). Forewing dull grey brown densely black-dusted; the veins terminally paler; inner and outer lines represented by a series of dark vein dots; a black streak from base below cell: hindwing fuscous, darker towards termen; an outer row of dark dots; the ab. sinelinea Farn (49 d) is more uniform in coloration, without the black streak from base. Larva pale ochreous, with brown freckling; dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular lines orange edged with yellow; head pale brown.[2] The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm.

Biology

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The moth flies in one generation from mid-July to August.[1].

The larvae feed on Phragmites living within the stems and when young feeding there; afterwards emerging from the stems by night and feeding on the leaves.

Notes

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  1. ^ The flight season refers to the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Protarchanara brevilinea (Fenn, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ 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  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.