Eugraphe sigma

Eugraphe sigma
Eugraphe sigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eugraphe
Species: E. sigma
Binomial name
Eugraphe sigma
(Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua sigma Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Agrotis signum
  • Noctua characterea [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) characterea Esper, [1803]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) ditrapezium Esper, [1803]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) characterea Esper, 1790
  • Phalaena (Noctua) nubila Esper, 1789
  • Phalaena (Noctua) nubila Esper, 1798
  • Phalaena (Noctua) ditrapezium Esper, 1790
  • Noctua signum Fabricius, 1787
  • Noctua umbra Vieweg, 1789
  • Noctua signa Hampson, 1903
  • Noctua terminalis Strand, 1915
  • Eugraphe sigma f. obscura Lempke, 1939
  • Eugraphe sigma f. rufa Lempke, 1939

Eugraphe sigma is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and Greece)[1] to the Ural, Siberia, Transcaucasia, Armenia and Korea.[2]

The length of the forewings is 17-20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Lamium album, Viburnum lantana, Laburnum anagyroides, Prunus spinosa, Lonicera and Ligustrum species. Young larvae live in the top parts of the host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage. After overwintering, the larvae hide during the day and feed on the terminal part of the twigs during the night. Pupation takes place in the ground.

Subspecies

  • Eugraphe sigma sigma
  • Eugraphe sigma melancholina Bryk, 1949 (Korea)
  • Eugraphe sigma anthracina Boursin, 1954

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Eugraphe at funet
  3. ^ Vlindernet
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