Eriopygodes imbecilla
| Eriopygodes imbecilla | |
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| Eriopygodes imbecilla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Eriopygodes |
| Species: | E. imbecilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriopygodes imbecilla (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Eriopygodes imbecilla, common name the Silurian, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. [1][2]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe. [3][4]
Habitat
This species commonly lives on gullies and hollows in high moorland areas with host plants.[5]
Description
The wingspan is 24–27 mm. [6] [7] The color of these small moths may vary from tawny to reddish brown. Forewings usually show a pale kidney mark and two wavy cross lines, but often these markings are quite indistinct. Usually females are darker or chocolate brown and smaller than the males. [5] The rear wings are often pale greyish.
Biology
Adults fly from June to July. [5] Larvae are polyphagous on low plants, mainly feeding on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), heath bedstraw (Galium saxatile), [5] Knautia and Lamium. [4][8]