Syngrapha ain
| Syngrapha ain | |
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| A live individual of Syngrapha ain | |
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| Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Plusiinae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. ain |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngrapha ain Hochenwarth, 1785 | |
Syngrapha ain is a moth of the Noctuidae family.
Subspecies
- Syngrapha ain ain Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008
- Syngrapha ain persibirica Ronkay, Ronkay, Behounek & Mikkola, 2008
Habitat of S. ain, Rhêmes Valley, Valle d’Aosta, abt. 1800 m. a.s.l.
Description
The wingspan is 34–40 mm.[2][2] The basic color of the upperide of the forewings is gray-brown. They show strongly serrated wavy lines and a characteristic silver-white characters in the form of the letter gamma. The hindwings are yellow, with a narrow black border. The thorax is hairy with some tufts of hair. The proboscis is well developed. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. [2] The larvae are green, with thin white longitudinal lines. They feed on Larix species. [2][3]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in woodlands, subalpine larch forests and mountain forests of the Alps, the Southern Ural mountains, Southern Siberia and Korea and Japan. [2][4][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Funet
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 European Butterflies and Moths
- ↑ Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfili Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- ↑ Fauna Europaea