''Eugnorisma depuncta'', the plain clay, 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 ...
. The species was
first described by
Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in most of Europe, west to
England, north to
Scotland and
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
, south to southern
France,
Italy,
Sicily and
Greece, east up to the
Caucasus. It is not present in northern France, the
Benelux or parts of western
Germany.
The
wingspan is 34–44 mm. Meyrick describes it thus: Antennae in male ciliated. Forewings light ochreous-brown; subbasal line anteriorly black-edged; first line black-edged posteriorly except towards dorsum; second partly dark-edged, on costa anteriorly blackish-edged; orbicular and reniform finely pale-edged, space between them and before orbicular browner; subterminal line anteriorly darker-edged. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly. Larva dull brown; a dorsal series of diamonds darker-outlined; spiracular sufFusedly darker, spiracles white, dark-edged; subspiracular ochreous-whitish; head light brown, darker-marked.
[ Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The
larvae feed on ''
Pulmonaria mollis
''Pulmonaria mollis'' is a perennial species of herb. It is very similar to '' P. angustifolia''.
The species is native to various parts of Europe and Asia.
Subspecies
The subspecies for this species include:
* ''Pulmonaria mollis'' subsp. '' ...
'', ''
Lamium'', ''
Vaccinium myrtillus'' and ''
Urtica dioica''.
References
External links
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* Taxonomy
''Lepiforum e.V.''''Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de''
Eugnorisma
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1761
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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