Conisania luteago

Barrett's marbled coronet (Conisania luteago) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from France through south-eastern Europe to Central Asia. In the north it is found up to the Baltic region. It is also present in North Africa.

Conisania luteago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Conisania
Species:
C. luteago
Binomial name
Conisania luteago
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua luteago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) brunneago Esper, 1804
  • Noctua argillacea Hübner, [1813]
  • Dianthoecia luteago var. nigrescens Wagner, 1926
  • Hadena luteago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Hadena ottomana Koçak, 1990
  • Noctua olbiena Geyer, [1834]
  • Hadena behouneki de Freina, 1983

It was formerly included in the genus Hadena, but was transferred to Conisania by Hacker in 1996.

The wingspan is 29–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.

The young larvae feed on roots and stems of various Silene species. They overwinter as a pupa.

Subspecies
  • ssp. luteago
  • ssp. meridionalis (Brandt, 1938) (Iran, …)
  • ssp. olbiena (Geyer, [1834])
  • ssp. behouneki (de Freina, 1983) (Corsica, Sardinia)
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