Chilodes maritimus

Chilodes maritimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chilodes
Species: C. maritimus
Binomial name
Chilodes maritimus
(Tauscher, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Noctua maritima Tauscher, 1806
  • Tortrix bipunctana Haworth, 1812
  • Noctua ulvae Hübner, [1817]
  • Melia sericea Curtis, 1828
  • Nonagria ulvae var. nigromaculata Schmidt, 1858
  • Nonagria ulvae var. wismariensis Schmidt, 1858
  • Senta maritima grisea Wagner, 1929

The Silky Wainscot (Chilodes maritimus) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae are partially carnivorous, feeding on insects (including pupae of other wainscots) internally within the stems of Phragmites australis.

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