Hadena compta
Hadena compta, the varied coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, central Asia, southern Russia, China and Japan.
Technical description and variation
Template:Entomology glossary hatnote The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Seitz describes it: Forewing smaller than nana, with a vertical white fascia, the orbicular stigma, the white blotch beyond claviform and a blotch at middle of inner margin being confluent; no apical white blotch; — in viscariae Guen. the white fascia becomes yellowish or brownish; — humilis Christ [now full species Hadena humilis (Christoph, 1893)], from Armenia and the Taurus Mts., also has the fascia discoloured and much reduced in size, the ground colour often being dull grey. — Larva reddish grey; dorsal stripe redbrown, blotched on each segment and traversed by a conspicuous white central line; lateral lines yellowish; spiracles white on a cloudy grey shade; head redbrown.[1]
Biology
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The larvae feed on Dianthus barbatus and Silene vulgaris.
References
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- ↑ 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
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External links
- "Witband-silene-uil Hadena compta". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved May 26, 2020. Template:In lang
- "Varied Coronet Hadena compta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Waarneming.nl. Retrieved May 26, 2020. Template:In lang
- "Hadena compta ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". Lepidoptera of Belgium. Archived December 7, 2008.
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