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Conistra ligula 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Conistra Species: C. ligula Binomial name Conistra ligula
Esper, 1791The Dark Chestnut (Conistra ligula) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central and southern Europe.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm. It overwinters partially as an egg and partially as imago. Mainly females overwinter as imago.
The larvae feed on Salix, Quercus, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus. Later instars feed on various herbaceous plants, such as Rumex and Taraxacum officinale.
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