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The blood-vein (''Timandra comae'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Anton Schmidt in 1931.
The wings are cream coloured with bold red or purple fascia forming a diagonal stripe across forewings and hindwings. All wings are fringed with the same colour. The tornus of the hindwing is sharply angled giving a distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm.
"Phylogenetic evaluation of the taxonomic status of ''Timandra griseata'' and ''T. comae'' (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae)"
''European Journal of Entomology'', 102: 607–615. * Skinner, Bernard (1984). ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984
Blood-vein at ''UKMoths''''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''
Timandrini Moths described in 1931 Geometrid moths of Great Britain Moths of Europe {{Sterrhinae-stub
Distribution
It has a scattered distribution in western and central Europe north of the Alps. In the British Isles the distribution is patchy outside southern England and Wales. In far eastern Europe – east of a line running roughly from Finland through Estonia – it is replaced by its sister species ''Timandra griseata
The blood-vein (''Timandra comae'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Anton Schmidt in 1931.
Distribution
It has a scattered distribution in western and central Europe north of the Alps. In the British Isle ...
''. The species were split in 1931, only to be subsequently re-merged by most authors. But since 1994, new research has come out in favour of treating them as distinct species.Õunap et al. (2005)
Description
The wings are cream coloured with bold red or purple fascia forming a diagonal stripe across forewings and hindwings. All wings are fringed with the same colour. The tornus of the hindwing is sharply angled giving a distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm.
Biology
Two broods are produced each year with the adults flying in May and June and again in August and September. It flies at night and is attracted to light. The larva is grey brown with darker spots on the back. In the UK, it feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants includingdock
A dock (from Dutch language, Dutch ''dok'') is the area of water between or next to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore) or such structures themselves. The ex ...
, knotgrass Knotgrass or knot grass is the common name for several plants and a moth and may refer to:
*''Paspalum distichum'', a species of grass
*''Polygonum'', a genus of plants in the buckwheat family, more often known as knot weed
*''Acronicta rumicis
...
, sorrel and various species of ''Atriplex
''Atriplex'' () is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache (; also spelled orach). It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae ''s.l.''.
The genus is quite variable and w ...
''. It overwinters as a larva.
Notes
References
Bibliography
* Chinery, Michael (1986). ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991) * Õunap, Erki; Viidalepp, Jaan & Saarma, Urmas (2005)"Phylogenetic evaluation of the taxonomic status of ''Timandra griseata'' and ''T. comae'' (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae)"
''European Journal of Entomology'', 102: 607–615. * Skinner, Bernard (1984). ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984
External links
Blood-vein at ''UKMoths''
Timandrini Moths described in 1931 Geometrid moths of Great Britain Moths of Europe {{Sterrhinae-stub