Aporophyla lutulenta

Aporophyla lutulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Aporophyla
Species:	A. lutulenta
Binomial name
	Aporophyla lutulenta; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Noctua lutulenta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775;

The Deep Brown Dart (Aporophyla lutulenta) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe, primarily in Central Europe and Southern Europe, near the Black Sea and the Caucasus.

Technical description and variation

Forewing fuscous brown with a purplish grey gloss, which is more pronounced in the females, the males varying from dark to pale rufous brown; lines and markings obscure; median area often darker; hindwing in male white, with the terminal line dark, in female uniform brownish; — ab. tripuncta Frr. (30 b)., is a very distinct dull brown and iron-grey form, with the outer edge of the reniform whitish, slightly smaller than typical.[1] The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.

Biology

The moth flies in one generation in September .

The larvae feed on various plants including grasses, Ericaceae (Calluna), Rosaceae (Crataegus), Leguminosae (Cytisus).[2]

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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.
Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.

Notes

^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

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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.

[2] Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.