Species of moth
Mniotype satura, the beautiful arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Technical description and variation
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
- ^ Beck, Herbert (1 December 1991). "Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae" (PDF). Atalanta: 200. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ 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
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