Aporophyla lutulenta

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.

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

Technical description and variation
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

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
  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.

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


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