Bena bicolorana, the scarce silver-lines, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775. It is found in Europe Turkey, Armenia, Asia Minor and Syria.
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Technical description and variation
editThe forewings are bright apple green; the costal edge yellowish white; inner margin narrowly white; inner and outer lines finely yellowish white, oblique, the outer from costa before apex; hindwing white; fringe white in both wings; in subsp. conspersa subsp. nov. (53 m), from Amasia, the ground colour is blue green, densely covered with pale scales; the costal edge and lines white. Larva green, smooth; the 3rd segment with a yellow tipped dorsal hump; subdorsal and spiracular lines yellow; some pale yellow lateral stripes.[1] The wingspan is 40–50 mm.
Biology
editThe moth flies in one generation from mid-June to August [1].
The larvae feed on oak.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
edit- ^ 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
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External links
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- Kimber, Ian. "74.007 BF2421 Scarce Silver-lines Bena bicolorana (Fuessly, 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bena bicolorana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- "10449 Bena bicolorana (Fuesslin, 1775) - Eichen-Kahneule, Große Kahneule, [Großer Kahnspinner, Eichen-Kahnspinner]". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved August 3, 2020. (in German)
- "Grote groenuil Bena bicolorana". De Vlinderstichting. (in Dutch)
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