Macdunnoughia confusa

Macdunnoughia confusa (Dewick’s plusia) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1850. It is found from Europe through Siberia to Japan and is also present in Lebanon and Israel.

Dewick’s plusia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Macdunnoughia
Species:
M. confusa
Binomial name
Macdunnoughia confusa
(Stephens, 1850)

The wingspan is 30–38 millimetres (1.2–1.5 in). The length of the forewings is 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in). The moth flies in three generations from April to October .

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Lamium, nettle, Artemisia absinthium and chamomile.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
  • Media related to Macdunnoughia confusa at Wikimedia Commons
  • Dewick’s Plusia at UKmoths
  • "Macdunnoughia confusa (Stephens, 1850)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013.
  • Lepiforum.de
  • Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)


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