''Hadena capsincola'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Noctuidae. It was described by

Michael Denis Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: ''Sined the Bard'', (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Life Denis was born at Schärding ...

and

Ignaz Schiffermüller Ignaz Schiffermüller (born 2 October 1727 in Hellmonsödt; died 21 June 1806 in Linz) was an Austrian naturalist mainly interested in Lepidoptera. Schiffermüller was a teacher at the Theresianum College in Vienna. His collection was present ...

in 1775. It is found from

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to central Europe. The

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is 26–34 mm. The ground colour is black brownish. There are one to three generations per year. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species, including '' S. vulgaris'' and '' S. alba''. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.Lepidoptera and their ecology
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Taxonomy

''Hadena capsincola'' was previously treated as a synonym of ''

Hadena bicruris The lychnis (''Hadena bicruris'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe and Turkey. It has an Atlantic-Mediterranean distribution. In the East Palearctic it is replaced by '' Hadena capsincola''. Descriptio ...

''.

References

Moths described in 1775 Hadena Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Hadenini-stub