Chortodes morrisii

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Chortodes morrisii
Bond's Wainscot Moths of the British Isles.jpg
Form bondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chortodes
Species:
C. morrisii
Binomial name
Chortodes morrisii
(Dale, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Acosmetia morrisii Dale, 1837
  • Photedes morrisii
  • Nonagria bondii Knaggs, 1861
  • Tapinostola bondii
  • Tapinostola sohn-retheli Püngeler, 1907
  • signata Otto Sohn-Rethel, 1929

Chortodes morrisii, or Morris's wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

It is found in western and southern Europe.[1][2][3] In Britain it is limited to Devon and Dorset, while the form bondii, previously occurring in Kent, is thought to be extinct.

Technical description and variation[]

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

A. morrisii Dale (= bondii Knaggs) (49 g)[clarification needed]. Larger than the preceding species (Photedes extrema), chalk white, with faint grey dusting towards termen in the males; a curved series of black vein spots represents the outer line; no marginal spots; hindwing dark grey, paler in female; the fringe white; the abdomen is longer and thinner, the pectus and palpi smoother, less woolly, than in extrema. [4] The wingspan is 26–34 mm.[2]

Biology[]

The moth flies in June and July.

The larvae feed on stems of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).[5]

Subspecies[]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (13 May 2020). "Chortodes morrisii (Dale, 1837)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Gustafsson, Bert (12 November 2009). "Photedes morrisii". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ Wall, Mike. "2346 Morris's Wainscot (Chortodes morrisii)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ 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, 1914Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#301


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