''Lacanobia splendens'', the splendid brocade, 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 superfamily
Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70,000 described species, the largest number of for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable st ...
. The species was
first described by
Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is found in temperate Europe and Asia up to the Pacific coast and
Japan.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...
is 32–39 mm. The moth flies from May to July and again in August as a second generation in warm locations.
The larvae feed on various plants, including ''
Cicuta virosa
''Cicuta virosa'', the cowbane or northern water hemlock, is a poisonous species of ''Cicuta'', native to northern and central Europe, northern Asia and northwestern North America.
Description
It is a perennial herbaceous plant which grows up ...
'', ''
Menyanthes trifoliata
''Menyanthes'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species ''Menyanthes trifoliata''. The North American form is often referred to as ''M. trifoliata'' var. ''minor'' Michx. It is known ...
'', ''
Solanum dulcamara'', ''
'', ''
Lactuca
''Lactuca'', commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus includes at least 50 species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia.
Its best-known representative is the garden lettuce ...
'' (including ''
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, ...
'') and ''
Arctium
''Arctium'' is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mecha ...
'' species.
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''Lepidoptera of Belgium''''Lepiforum e.V.''''Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de''
''De Vlinderstichting''
Lacanobia
Moths described in 1808
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Moths of Japan
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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