Pine Beauty

Pine Beauty

Taxobox
name = Pine Beauty


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Noctuidae
genus = "Panolis"
species = "P. flammea"
binomial = "Panolis flammea"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The Pine Beauty ("Panolis flammea") is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species of pine woods in Europe.

The forewings are typically rich orange brown, but sometimes are dark grey, with two large pale stigmata and fine streaks along the termen. The hindwings are brown or blackish. The wingspan is 32-40 mm. This moth flies at night from March to May ref|flight_season and is attracted to light and sallow blossom.

The larva, green and yellow with black and white lines, feeds mainly on pine, but sometimes on other trees (see list below), and can be a serious pest in forests. The species overwinters as a pupa.

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

Recorded food plants

*"Abies" - Fir
*"Betula" - Birch
*"Chamaecyparis"
*"Juniperus" - Juniper
*"Larix" - Larch
*"Picea" - Spruce
*"Pinus" - Pine
*"Pseudotsuga" - Douglas-fir
*"Quercus" - Oak

References

*Chinery, Michael "Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe" 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard "Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles" 1984


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