Laelia coenosa
| Laelia coenosa | |
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| Male (top), female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Laelia |
| Species: | L. coenosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Laelia coenosa (Hübner, 1808) | |
Laelia coenosa (reed tussock) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North Africa, southern and central Europe, through Russia and eastern Asia up to Japan.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae primarily feed on Phragmites australis and Phragmites communis, but also Festuca, Carex and Cladium species.
External links
- Reed Tussock on UKmoths
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum.de
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