British Insects: the Genera of Lepidoptera-Noctuidae
British Insects: the Genera of Lepidoptera-Noctuidae |
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Scopelosoma Curtis, Mecoptera Guenée.
Head rough. Eyes glabrous; ciliated. Antennae of males ciliate.
Wingspan 40–48 mm. Forewings reddish brown; reddish brown; patterned transversely; the patterning well marked (with several dark lines); reniform defined (often indicated by a conspicuous white spot); orbicular undefined; claviform undefined. Hindwings fuscous, or grey, or grey and pinkish (smoky, sometimes rosy tinged); plain; with a clear discal mark to without a clear discal mark; without transverse lines; exhibiting vein 5. Vein 5 of the hindwings weak; arising nearer to vein 6 than to vein 4. Posterior tibiae without spines. Abdomen not crested.
Living adults found October to December, or January to March (hibernating).
Larvae, pupae. Larvae posteriorly rounded; feeding on Quercus, Ulmus and Fagus, and consuming other caterpillars; pupating in the soil.
General comments. Head and thorax coloured like the forewings, the abdomen paler reddish-grey.
British representation. 1 species; South-east England, Central-southern England, South-west England, English Midlands, Northern England, Southern Scotland, Northern Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (common); transversa (The Satellite).
Classification. Acronictinae.
Illustrations: • The British species, and 8 related genera. • Cuculliinae: Kirby 37.
To view the illustrations with detailed captions, go to the interactive key. This also offers full and partial descriptions, diagnostic descriptions, differences and similarities between taxa, lists of taxa exhibiting or lacking specified attributes, and distributions of character states within any set of taxa.
Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Noctuidae. Version: 9th June 2008. http://delta-intkey.com’.
