Protarchanara brevilinea

Protarchanara brevilinea
Protarchanara brevilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Protarchanara
Species: P. brevilinea
Binomial name
Protarchanara brevilinea
(Fenn, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Chortodes brevilinea
  • Nonagria brevilinea
  • Nonagria impudica
  • Photedes brevilinea

Fenn's Wainscot (Protarchanara brevilinea), formerly known as Chortodes brevilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Western and Northern Europe.

The length of the forewings is 14-17 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid July to August. [1].

The larvae feed on Phragmites.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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