''Abrostola tripartita'' (the spectacle) is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found throughout much of the
Palearctic realm including all Europe (except for Iceland), Russia,
Siberia Amur, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
Description
From South (1907) "This species, has the basal and outer marginal areas of the fore wings whitish grey, finely mottled with darker grey; the central area is greyish brown, mottled with darker brown. The spectacle mark in front of the thorax is whitish grey, ringed with black, and the raised scales on the cross lines and central area of the fore wings are more distinct in this species"
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The larvae feed on ''Urtica'' species.
Gallery
Image:Spectacles of spectacle.jpg, Spectacles of spectacle
Image:Abrostola tripartita 02 (HS).JPG, Larva
Image:Abrostola tripartita-l.jpg, ''Abrostola tripartita'' larva attacked by ''Picromerus bidens''
Image:Abrostola tripartita pupa.JPG, Pupa
References
* Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay & Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. In: Martin Honey & Michael Fibiger (Hrsg.): ''Noctuidae Europaeae''. Band 10, Entomological Press, Sorø 2003, .
External links
Fauna EuropaeaLepiforum
Plusiinae
Moths described in 1766
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel
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