Small Square-spot

Small Square-spot
Small Square-spot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diarsia
Species: D. rubi
Binomial name
Diarsia rubi
Vieweg, 1790
Synonyms
  • Noctua rubi

The Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe apart from the far south-east.

Caterpillar

This is a quite a small species (wingspan 30-38 mm) with reddish-brown forewings marked with a pale angular stigma which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are grey. Two broods are produced each year with the adults flying in May and June and again in August and September.[1] Moths of the second brood are usually smaller and darker than those of the first. The species flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar. It will also visit flowers such as heather and ragwort.

The larva feeds on a variety of plants: recorded food plants include raspberry, Vaccinium and willow. The species overwinters as a larva.

External links

References

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