Trachea atriplicis
| Trachea atriplicis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trachea |
| Species: | T. atriplicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachea atriplicis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Orache Moth (Trachea atriplicis) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all of Europe, east to the Pacific Ocean and Japan.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Larva
The wingspan is 38–42 mm. The length of the forewings is 20–22 mm. The moth flies from May to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, such as Atriplex, Polygonum aviculare, Chenopodium and Rumex.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Orache Moth at UKmoths
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