Trichosea ludifica

Trichosea ludifica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1][2] It is the type species of the genus Trichosea. It is found in the mountainous areas of central Europe, especially in western and northern Germany and the Bavarian Alps.

Trichosea ludifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Trichosea
Species:
T. ludifica
Binomial name
Trichosea ludifica

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. The moths are on wing from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Betula and Crataegus species, as well as Malus domestica and Sorbus aucuparia.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trichosea ludifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2019). "Trichosea ludifica (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.



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