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Plusia Rosanovi
''Plusia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Description Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Thorax with a very large spreading tuft on the vertex. Abdomen with three large dorsal tufts on basal segments, and lateral and anal tufts more or less strongly developed in male. Forewings hooked at outer angle. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs. Species * '' Plusia contexta'' Grote, 1873 * ''Plusia festucae'' Linnaeus, 1758 - gold spot * ''Plusia magnimacula'' D. Handfield & L. Handfield, 2006 * '' Plusia manchurica'' Lempke, 1966 * ''Plusia nichollae'' Hampson, 1913 * ''Plusia putnami'' Grote, 1873 * '' Plusia rosanovi'' Nabokov, 1912Writer Vladimir Nabokov paraphrased his father's description of the owlet moth ''Plusia rosanovi'' (as it appeared in Volume III of the four-volume ''Butterflies and Moths of the Russian Empire'', 1912) in his posthumous essa"F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plusia Festucae
''Plusia festucae'' (gold spot) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Japan. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 34–46 mm. Forewing deep golden brown, with a golden metallic sheen at base of costa, on inner margin of median area, and on an oblique patch before apex; lines all oblique, dark brown; veins dark brown; at base of vein 2 a large silvery rounded blotch, with a smaller, more elongate, one beyond it; the lowest streak of the apical blotch, below vein 6, and a spot at base of costa are also silvery; hindwing bronzy fuscous, with pinkish fringe. Biology The moth flies from June to September depending on the location. Larva green; dorsal line dark green, edged with white; subdorsal and lateral lines white; spiracular yellowish; head green. The larvae feed on ''Carex'', ''Sparganium erectum'', ''Iris pseudacorus ''Iris pseudacorus'', the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |