Schrankia taenialis, the white-line snout, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Central Europe to Sardinia, Sicily, North Turkey and Azerbaijan.
White-line snout | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Schrankia |
Species: | S. taenialis
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Binomial name | |
Schrankia taenialis (Hübner, 1809)
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Technical description and variation
editH. taenialis Hbn. (= albistrigatis Haw., albistrigatus Stph., acuminalis H.-Sch., albistrigalis Guen.) Forewing brownish ; a fine black dash beneath costa at base; inner line dentate, blackish ; outer black, outwardly whitish-edged, indistinct towards costa, straight and conspicuous in lower half; cellspot dark, obscure, paler posteriorly ; subterminal line pale, indistinct ; hindwing light grey.[1] The wingspan is 18–24 mm.
Biology
editAdults are on wing in summer. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Melampyrum, Calluna and Thymus species
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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