Diloba caeruleocephala

Diloba caeruleocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Diloba
Species:	D. caeruleocephala
Binomial name
Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Figure of Eight (Diloba caeruleocephala) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–19 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late August to mid-November in Belgium and The Netherlands; and late September to mid-November in the UK.^[1]

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs, mainly Sorbus, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus.

References

1. ^ Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3.

External links

• Vlindernet (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Figure of Eight at UKmoths