Chortodes morrisii

Chortodes morrisii, or Morris's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

Chortodes morrisii
Form bondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chortodes
Species:
C. morrisii
Binomial name
Chortodes morrisii
(Dale, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Acosmetia morrisii Dale, 1837
  • Photedes morrisii
  • Nonagria bondii Knaggs, 1861
  • Tapinostola bondii
  • Tapinostola sohn-retheli Püngeler, 1907
  • signata Otto Sohn-Rethel, 1929

It is found in western and southern Europe.[1][2][3] In Britain it is limited to Devon and Dorset, while the form bondii, previously occurring in Kent, is thought to be extinct.

Technical description and variation
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

A. morrisii Dale (= bondii Knaggs) (49 g). Larger than the preceding species (Photedes extrema), chalk white, with faint grey dusting towards termen in the males; a curved series of black vein spots represents the outer line; no marginal spots; hindwing dark grey, paler in female; the fringe white; the abdomen is longer and thinner, the pectus and palpi smoother, less woolly, than in extrema. [4] The wingspan is 26–34 mm.[2]

Biology

The moth flies in June and July.

The larvae feed on stems of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).[5]

Subspecies

References
  1. Savela, Markku (13 May 2020). "Chortodes morrisii (Dale, 1837)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Gustafsson, Bert (12 November 2009). "Photedes morrisii". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. Wall, Mike. "2346 Morris's Wainscot (Chortodes morrisii)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#301


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.