Hypena obesalis

Hypena obesalis, the Paignton snout, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe from the Iberian Peninsula through Central Europe in mountainous regions. To the east, the distribution area extends through the Palearctic to China. In the Alps it rises to altitudes of 2000 meters.

Hypena obesalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. obesalis
Binomial name
Hypena obesalis

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

B. obesalis Tr. Ground colour light ochreous, not white or grey; the inner line becomes obscure below median; the outer is vertically outcurved from subcostal to median vein with two smaller curves below. Larva grass green with yellow segmental incisions; dorsum grey; lateral lines slender, white; spiracles orange.[1] The wingspan is ca. 40 mm.

Biology

The moth flies from June onwards.

The larvae feed gregariously on nettle spinning up for pupation in a leaf.

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.


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