This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Mouse Moth is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| Mouse Moth | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
| Amphipyra tragopoginis Clerck, 1759 |
The Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a very widespread species with a Holarctic distribution.
This is a rather drab but distinctive species. The forewings are uniform dark brown with three blackish spots arranged in a triangle. The hindwings are buffish, darker towards the margins. The wingspan is 32-40 mm. The common name derives from the species' habit of scuttling away on foot when disturbed rather than flying. Despite this, it can fly strongly and is attracted to light, sugar and nectar-rich flowers. Adults are active from July to September .
The larva is green with white lines and feeds on a wide variety of plants (see list below). The species overwinters as an egg.
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Recorded food plants
- Aconitum
- Anthriscus - Cow Parsley
- Apocynum - Dogbane
- Aquilegia - Columbine
- Artemisia - Mugwort
- Campanula
- Cercis - Eastern Redbud
- Crataegus - Hawthorn
- Epilobium - Fireweed
- Foeniculum - Fennel
- Fragaria - Strawberry
- Galium
- Geranium - Cranesbill
- Ligusticum
- Linaria - Toadflax
- Melampyrum - Cow-wheat
- Mimulus - Monkey-flower
- Nicotiana - Tobacco
- Petroselinum - Parsley
- Plantago - Plantain
- Populus - Poplar
- Prunus
- Quercus - Oak
- Ribes - Redcurrant
- Rosa - Rose
- Rubus - Cloudberry
- Rumex
- Salix - Willow
- Sanguisorba - Salad Burnet
- Urtica - Nettle
- Vitis - Grape
References
- Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
- Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 1 September 2008, at 12:08.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Mouse Moth".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.