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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Polypogon |
Species: | P. plumigeralis
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Binomial name | |
Polypogon plumigeralis (
Hübner, 1825)
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Polypogon plumigeralis, the plumed fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1825.
H. crinalis Tr. (= barbalis Schiff., nec Cl.) [synonym] Forewing greyish ochreous, dusted with dark brown; inner and outer lines dark yellowish brown, bent below costa and somewhat sinuous; subterminal line cloudy, dark brown, nearly straight; cell mark dark, ill-defined; hindwing whitish dusted with fuscous except towards costa and apex, with obscure dark outer and subterminal lines. Larva diffusely yellow and red, sometimes wood brown; dorsal line broad, brown; a square white spot in the incisions of the segments; subdorsal lines narrow; a strong dark oblique streak at sides of each segment; head dull black. [1] The wingspan is 24–30 millimetres (0.94–1.18 in).
Adults are on wing from April to October, depending on location. There are two generations per year. [2] [3]
Larvae are found from August to May or June and feed on various deciduous trees, shrubs and herbs, including bramble ( Rubus species), roses ( Rosa species), broom ( Cytisus species) and ivy ( Hedera helix). It probably pupates among plant debris on the ground. [2] [3]
It is found in central and southern Europe, North Africa, northern Iran and Afghanistan. [4] [5] It is widespread in the Near East and in the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. in Great Britain it is a rare immigrant and a number of records since 1999, from New Romney, Dungeness and Rye suggest it is a probable resident in the area.
Plumed fan-foot | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Polypogon |
Species: | P. plumigeralis
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Binomial name | |
Polypogon plumigeralis (
Hübner, 1825)
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Synonyms | |
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Polypogon plumigeralis, the plumed fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1825.
H. crinalis Tr. (= barbalis Schiff., nec Cl.) [synonym] Forewing greyish ochreous, dusted with dark brown; inner and outer lines dark yellowish brown, bent below costa and somewhat sinuous; subterminal line cloudy, dark brown, nearly straight; cell mark dark, ill-defined; hindwing whitish dusted with fuscous except towards costa and apex, with obscure dark outer and subterminal lines. Larva diffusely yellow and red, sometimes wood brown; dorsal line broad, brown; a square white spot in the incisions of the segments; subdorsal lines narrow; a strong dark oblique streak at sides of each segment; head dull black. [1] The wingspan is 24–30 millimetres (0.94–1.18 in).
Adults are on wing from April to October, depending on location. There are two generations per year. [2] [3]
Larvae are found from August to May or June and feed on various deciduous trees, shrubs and herbs, including bramble ( Rubus species), roses ( Rosa species), broom ( Cytisus species) and ivy ( Hedera helix). It probably pupates among plant debris on the ground. [2] [3]
It is found in central and southern Europe, North Africa, northern Iran and Afghanistan. [4] [5] It is widespread in the Near East and in the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. in Great Britain it is a rare immigrant and a number of records since 1999, from New Romney, Dungeness and Rye suggest it is a probable resident in the area.