Archanara dissoluta

Archanara dissoluta
Archanara dissoluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Archanara
Species: A. anceps
Binomial name
Archanara dissoluta
(Treitschke, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Nonagria dissoluta Treitschke, 1825
  • Nonagria hessei Boisduval, 1840
  • Nonagria arundineta Schmidt, 1858

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Slovenia and Croatia), east into Russia.

The wingspan is 27–33 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed internally on the stems Phragmites australis. Pupation takes place within the stem.

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