Meganephria bimaculosa explained

The double-spot brocade (Meganephria bimaculosa) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe (mainly Southern and Eastern Europe), in Turkey and the west of Iran. In Anatolia it is represented by the subspecies Meganephria bimaculosa pontica.[1] [2] [3]

Description in Seitz

Forewing whitish grey, speckled with darker scales, the shadings olive brownish, this colour filling up the outer half of median area between subcostal vein and submedian fold; a thick dark streak from base below cell; inner line double, oblique and angulated, darker externally; outer line lunulate-dentate, double; stigmata all large, rounded, pale grey with darker dusting, the reniform externally white, with a black line along its base above the median. vein; veins towards termen black-dotted, the intervals on margin with redbrown dentate markings, the submarginal line with a rufous dentate shade before it, crossedby a diffuse dark shade on submedian fold; hindwing pale and darker grey; a large cell blotch and blotch at margin on submedian fold blackish; an obscure darker outer line; marginal area pale grey. Larva brown, darker in front; dorsal line narrow, pale, with 4 white tubercles on each side; lateral lines waved, darkedged above, paler below; 11th segment with a two-pointed hump.[4] The wingspan is 50–58 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Ulmus species.

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Notes and References

  1. Heath, J., Emmet, A.M. (Eds.) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 10 (1983)
  2. Janusz Nowacki The Noctuids (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) of Central Europe (1998)
  3. Skinner, B The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, Second Edition (1998)
  4. [William Warren (entomologist)|Warren. W.]