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Hadena Defreinai
''Hadena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. About fifteen species are native to North America, while over one-hundred are distributed in the Palearctic realm.Troubridge, J. T and L. G. Crabo. (2002)A review of the Nearctic species of ''Hadena'' Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species. ''Fabreries'' 27(2) 109. Description Their eyes are hairy. Palpi upturned and clothed with long hairs. Third joint short. Antennae of male ciliated. Thorax squarely scaled and flattened. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia lack spines. Wings are short and broad. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from cell or on a very short stalk. Ecology ''Hadena'' larvae often feed on the seeds of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, the pinks, and some of the adult moths are pollinators of ''Silene'' species.Dötterl, SImportance of floral scent compounds for the interaction between ''Silene latifolia'' (Caryo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadena Compta
''Hadena compta'', the varied coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, central Asia, southern Russia, China and Japan. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Seitz describes it: Forewing smaller than ''nana'', with a vertical white fascia, the orbicular stigma, the white blotch beyond claviform and a blotch at middle of inner margin being confluent; no apical white blotch; — in ''viscariae'' Guen. the white fascia becomes yellowish or brownish; — ''humilis'' Christ ow full species ''Hadena humilis'' (Christoph, 1893) from Armenia and the Taurus Mts., also has the fascia discoloured and much reduced in size, the ground colour often being dull grey. — Larva reddish grey; dorsal stripe redbrown, blotched on each segment and traversed by a conspicuous white central line; lateral line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |