Mniotype satura

Mniotype satura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mniotype
Species:	M. satura
Binomial name
Mniotype satura (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Blepharita satura Ablephica satura[1]

Mniotype satura, the beautiful arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

Technical description and variation

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

C. satura Schiff. (= porphyrea Esp.) (32 b). Shorter- and broader-winged than melanodonta [Mniotype melanodonta (Hampson, 1906)] . Forewing dull reddish throughout, more or less hidden by the purplish black suffusion; the upper stigmata, the basal patch, the submarginal area, and the subterminal line all dull reddish; the wedge-shaped marks before the last much shorter and less conspicuous; otherwise as in melanodonta; hindwing dark brownish-fuscous, with cellspot and slight outer line marked; a pale terminal streak at anal angle. Larva reddish brown, darker along dorsum; dorsal line interrupted and obscure; spiracular yellowish green; an obscure subdorsal row of oblique grey streaks.[2] The wingspan is 40–50 mm.

Biology

The moth flies from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various woody plants and deciduous trees.

References

1. Beck, Herbert (1 December 1991). "Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae" (PDF). Atalanta: 200. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
2. 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

• Beautiful Arches at UKmoths
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)