''Siona lineata'', the black-veined moth, is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Geometridae
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. The species was
first described by
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Au ...
in his 1763 ''
Entomologia Carniolica
' is a taxonomic work by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, published in Vienna in 1763. As well as describing hundreds of new species, ' contained observations on the species' biology, including the first published account of queen bees mating outside th ...
''.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
* ''Siona lineata lineata''
(Scopoli, 1763)
* ''Siona lineata oenotriensis''
(Staudinger, 1915)
Distribution
This rather common species can be found throughout Europe. It is quite rare in the United Kingdom,
[ only being found in east ]Kent
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.Siberia
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, central Asia
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, Kazakhstan
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, Caucasus
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, Asia Minor
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and Russia
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.[Peder Sko]
The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae)
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Habitat
These moths inhabit limestone and chalk grassland, rough downland, open woodlands, pastures and grassy areas.[Bob Gibbon]
''Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe''
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Description
The wingspan
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is 35–40 mm.[Black-veined moth on ''UKMoths'']
/ref> Wings are white or cream coloured with dusky veins in the upperside and black or dark brown veins on the underside.[ The underside of the wings usually shows also a blackish transverse stripe beyond the middle, very faint in the hindwings. Fresh butterflies are usually cream coloured, but as they get older, the wings are becoming whiter. With the disappearance of the scales the black veins on the undersides become increasingly visible on the uppersides through the wings.][
The head is small, with large and globose lateral eyes. Legs are long and slender. The males have a long slender abdomen with a curved upward end, while in the females the abdomen is stouter and not curved. The females are also smaller and with more angular wings. In the females the abdomen has three longitudinal black lines.][''De Vlinderstichting'']
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Biology
The moth flies during the day in one generation from the beginning of May to the end of June . The caterpillar feeds on various herbs, ('' Origanum majorana'', ''Dactylis glomerata
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'', ''Hypericum maculatum
''Hypericum maculatum'', commonly known as imperforate St John's-wort, or spotted St. Johnswort, is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia where it grows in moist m ...
'', ''Vicia
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'' species, ''Galium verum
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'', ''Solidago virgaurea
''Solidago virgaurea'', the European goldenrod or woundwort, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of Europe as well as North Africa and northern, central, and southwestern Asia (China, Russia, ...
'', ''Achillea millefolium
''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal.
The ...
'', ''Tanacetum vulgare
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''), and woody plants (''Salix aurita
''Salix aurita'', the eared willow, is a species of willow distributed over much of Europe, and occasionally cultivated. It is a shrub to 2.5 m in height, distinguished from the similar but slightly larger '' Salix cinerea'' by its reddish ...
'', ''Viburnum opulus
''Viburnum opulus'', the guelder-rose or guelder rose () is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) native to Europe, northern Africa and central Asia.
Description
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Gallery
Image:Butterfly Siona lineata (Scopoli, 1763)1.jpg, Mating
Image:Siona lineata02.jpg, Female laying eggs
Image:Siona lineata - Wollenberg 2011.ogv, Video clip
Notes
#''The flight season refers to Belgium
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and The Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. This may vary in other parts of the range.''
References
External links
''Lepiforum e.V.''
* Kimmo Silvone
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Ennominae
Moths described in 1763
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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