Dichagyris flammatra

Dichagyris flammatra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Dichagyris
Species:	D. flammatra
Binomial name
	Dichagyris flammatra; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Ochropleura flammatra; Noctua flammatra; Agrotis deleta; Agrotis basiclavis; Basistriga flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775);

Dichagyris flammatra, the black collar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, western Siberia, Armenia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tibet, Afghanistan and northern India.

Description

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Warren (1914) states R. flammatra Schiff. (= deleta Roll., basiclavis Walk., bimaculata Mill.) (9g). Forewing grey with a brown or lilac tinge; costa towards base paler; a submedian basal streak, the base of cell, and the upper half of tegulae velvety black; orbicular and reniform stigmata large and grey, the cell between them, sometimes dark; markings variable in intensity; hindwing ochreous fuscous, paler at base. A large species with elongate wings, widely spread through Europe, but rarer northwards; in W.Asia it occurs in Kashmir, Persia, Asia Minor and the Altai Mts. in W. Siberia. — Larva green, with pale lateral streaks; on various low plants.^[1]

Biology

Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to September depending on the location. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on wild strawberry and dandelion.

References

^ 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Kimber, Ian. "73.310 BF2101 Black Collar Dichagyris flammatra ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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[1] 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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