Leucania putrescens


The Devonshire wainscot is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon.

Technical description and variation

S. putrescens H. G. . Distinguished from punctosa by the greyer tone and black irroration; a black streak from base below cell; the white spot at lower end of cell round, not elongated; terminal interspaces with black streaks. - Larva reddish ochreous; lines pale edged with dark; the subdorsal lines not interrupted. Subsp. canariensis Rbl., from the Canary islands, is smaller, the forewing darker, with a distinct black cellspot on underside.

Biology

Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.

Subspecies

  • Leucania putrescens putrescens
  • ''Leucania putrescens vallettai''