Capsula algae
| Capsula algae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Capsula |
| Species: | C. algae |
| Binomial name | |
| Capsula algae (Esper, 1789)[1] | |
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The Rush Wainscot (Capsula algae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe (and very sporadically in North-western Europe), Turkey, Armenia, Northern Caucasus, South-west Siberia.
Technical Description and variation
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The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Forewing yellowish rufous, the rufous tint predominating in the male, the yellowish in the female; veins more or less tinged with grey; a dark smudge at lower angle of cell; an outer row of dark vein-dots; hindwing grey with a dark paler-edged outer line; a rare form, ab. liturata ab.nov. [Warren] has both lines complete and dentate throughout, the median vein thickly black; - in the Norfolk Fens a very dark form occurs, ab. fumata ab. nov. [Warren] with the wings, especially in the male, dark brown or black brown. [2]
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Biology
Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
Larva greenish dotted with black; head brown; thoracic plate pale green.The larvae bore the stems of Scirpus lacustris, Typha species and Iris pseudacorus.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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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