Английская Википедия:Chortodes morrisii
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Chortodes morrisii, or Morris's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
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
Шаблон:Entomology glossary hatnote A. morrisii Dale Larger than (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
- Chortodes morrisii morrisii
- Chortodes morrisii sohnretheli (Püngeler, 1907) (Italy, named in honour of Otto Sohn-Rethel)
- Chortodes morrisii bondii Шаблон:Small (named after Frederick Bond)
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 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, 1914Шаблон:PD-notice
- ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#301
