Oria musculosa

Oria musculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Oria
Species: O. musculosa
Binomial name
Oria musculosa
(Hübner, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Noctua musculosa Hübner, [1808]
  • ? nervosa Stephens, 1829
  • Tapinostola frumentalis Lindemann, 1883
  • ? olivina Alphéraky
  • ? dirini Alphéraky
  • Sesamia flavescens Hampson, 1902
  • Leucania flava Freyer, 1842
  • Tapinostola musculosa var. laeta Alphéraky, 1889

The Brighton Wainscot (Oria musculosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

It is found in mainland Europe, north Africa and central Asia, with a separated population in South Africa.[1][2] It is nationally scarce in Britain where it may be confined to Salisbury Plain,[3] and was pronounced extinct as a resident species by 2013.[4]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.[2][5] The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae feed internally in the stems of cereal crops.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Oria musculosa". funet.fi. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Jonko (2011). "Oria musculosa". lepidoptera.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Mike Wall. "2378 Brighton Wainscot (Oria musculosa)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Platt, John R. (February 7, 2013). "3 British Moths Extinct; Most Other Species in Decline". Extinction Countdown. Scientific American. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ian Kimber. "2378 Brighton Wainscot Oria musculosa". UKMoths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Richard South (1907). "The Moths of the British Isles". Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource). Retrieved 7 January 2013.