Lacanobia splendens
Lacanobia splendens, the splendid brocade, is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is found in temperate Europe and Asia up to the Pacific coast and Japan.
| Lacanobia splendens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lacanobia |
| Species: | L. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacanobia splendens (Hübner, 1808) | |
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The wingspan is 32–39 mm. The moth flies from May to July and again in August as a second generation in warm locations.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Cicuta virosa, Menyanthes trifoliata, Solanum dulcamara, Convolvulus, Lactuca (including Lactuca sativa) and Arctium species.
External links
- Media related to Lacanobia splendens at Wikimedia Commons
- Kimber, Ian. "73.268 BF2160a Splendid Brocade Lacanobia splendens (Hübner, [1808])". UKMoths. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum e.V.
- Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
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