Coenophila subrosea

Coenophila subrosea, the rosy marsh moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. It is found from southern Great Britain, Italy and France, through central Europe north to Scandinavia, east to Russia, from Siberia to the Amur region, Ussuri and Sakhalin, south to northern China, east to Korea and northern Japan.

Coenophila subrosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Coenophila
Species:
C. subrosea
Binomial name
Coenophila subrosea
(Stephens, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Graphiphora subrosea Stephens, 1829
  • Graphiphora rhomboidea Stephens, 1829
  • Eugraphe subrosea

The wingspan is 35–41 mm (1.4–1.6 in).

The larvae feed on Betula nana, Myrica gale, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia and Ledum palustre.

  • Kimber, Ian. "73.364 BF2115 Rosy Marsh Moth Coenophila subrosea (Stephens, 1829)". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  • Swedish Lepidoptera
  • Lepiforum e.V.


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