Leucania putrescens

Leucania putrescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Leucania
Species:	L. putrescens
Binomial name
Leucania putrescens (Hübner, 1824)
Synonyms
Noctua putrescens Hübner, [1824] Noctua boisduvalii Duponchel, 1827 Mythimna putrescens

The Devonshire wainscot (Leucania putrescens) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon.

Technical description and variation

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

S. putrescens H. G. (= boisduvalii Dup.) (25 d). Distinguished from punctosa by the greyer tone and black irroration; a black streak from base below cell; the white spot at lower end of cell round, not elongated; terminal interspaces with black streaks. - Larva reddish ochreous; lines pale edged with dark; the subdorsal lines not interrupted. Subsp. canariensis Rbl., [ now full species Leucania canariensis Rebel, 1894] from the Canary islands, is smaller, the forewing darker, with a distinct black cellspot on underside.[1]

Figs 5, 5a, 5b

Biology

Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.

Subspecies

• Leucania putrescens putrescens
• Leucania putrescens vallettai

References

1. Warren. W. in 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

• Hadeninae of Israel
• Lepiforum.de