''Schrankia taenialis'', the white-line snout, is a species of

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of the family

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. It is found from

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, North

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and

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Technical description and variation

''H. taenialis'' Hbn. (= ''albistrigatis'' Haw., ''albistrigatus'' Stph., ''acuminalis'' H.-Sch., ''albistrigalis'' Guen.) Forewing brownish ; a fine black dash beneath costa at base; inner line dentate, blackish ; outer black, outwardly whitish-edged, indistinct towards costa, straight and conspicuous in lower half; cellspot dark, obscure, paler posteriorly ; subterminal line pale, indistinct ; hindwing light grey. Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 ''Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde'', Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 The

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is 18–24 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing in summer. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' species

References

External links

White-line snout on UKmothsFauna EuropaeaLepiforum.deVlindernet.nl
Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths of the Middle East Hypenodinae Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Moths described in 1809 {{Noctuoidea-stub