Summary
Protarchanara brevilinea, or Fenn's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Charles Fenn of Lewisham who collected specimens during an entomological excursion to Ranworth in 1864.[1] It is found in western and northern Europe.
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Technical description and variation edit
A. brevilinea Fenn (49 d). Forewing dull grey brown densely black-dusted; the veins terminally paler; inner and outer lines represented by a series of dark vein dots; a black streak from base below cell: hindwing fuscous, darker towards termen; an outer row of dark dots; the ab. sinelinea Farn (49 d) is more uniform in coloration, without the black streak from base. Larva pale ochreous, with brown freckling; dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular lines orange edged with yellow; head pale brown.[2] The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm.
Biology edit
The moth flies in one generation from mid-July to August.[1].
The larvae feed on Phragmites living within the stems and when young feeding there; afterwards emerging from the stems by night and feeding on the leaves.
Notes edit
- ^ The flight season refers to the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Protarchanara brevilinea (Fenn, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- Kimber, Ian. "73.150 BF2351 Fenn's Wainscot Protarchanara brevilinea (Fenn, 1864)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)