Coenobia rufa

Coenobia rufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Coenobia
Species: C. rufa
Binomial name
Coenobia rufa
(Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms

Phytometra rufa Haworth, 1809
Nonagria despecta Treitschke, 1825
Acosmetia lineola Stephens, 1830
pallescens Tutt

The Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western and central Europe, Scandinavia and the British Isles.[1][2][3][4]

Description

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm.[2][3][5] Forewing uniform rufous, with an obscure dark streak from base along middle of wing; a row of outer dots on veins, sometimes hardly visible; hindwing pale, greyer towards termen; in the ab. lineola Stph the forewing is reddish grey; the veins dotted pale and dark grey; the inner and outer lines shown by rows of dots; in pallescens Tutt the red tinge is wholly absent, the forewing being whitish ochreous.[6] •— Larva whitish, dorsally reddish; a dark lateral line, and minute dark dots on each segment; head and plates shining brown.

The moth flies in July and August. The larvae feed on jointed rush (Juncus articulatus) and other rushes.[5][7][8] Found in damp swampy places overgrown with rushes; often flying in the afternoon sunshine; the females are rarely taken, resting concealed in the lower parts of the rush clumps.

References

  1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Coenobia rufa". funet.fi. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Christopher Jonko (2011). "Coenobia rufa". lepidoptera.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bert Gustafsson (10 November 2009). "Coenobia rufa". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Mike Wall. "2379 Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 Ian Kimber. "2379 Small Rufous Coenobia rufa". UKMoths. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#299
  8. ↑ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.".
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