Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae

• Lacanobia w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766) EU. See [maps] Suon tarhayökkönen Light Brocade Ginstereule

  • Phalaena w-latinum Hufnagel, 1766; 492 [292]; TL: Berlin region
  • Phalaena (Noctua) genistae Borkhausen, 1792; 355 (preocc. Phalaena genistae Villers, 1789)
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Phalaena dives Donovan, 1801; 71, pl. 352, f. 1; TL: England
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • rectilinea (Haworth, 1809)
  • mista (Staudinger, 1889)
  • Mamestra genistae diniensis Heinrich, 1938; 20; TL: Digne
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Polia w-latinum divitis Bryk, 1942; 40; TL: Kurile Islands, Kunashiri, Tomari
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Mamestra genistae caerulescens Schwingenschuss, 1962; 6; TL: Albarracin; Aragon
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia w-latinum, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia w-latinum, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia w-latinum, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia w-latinum, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia w-latinum; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia (Lacanobia) w-latinum; [NE4], 18, 60

  500x250 (~18Kb) FINLAND: EK: Kotka, Mustajärvensuo, 671:48, 28-6.7.1987, L. Luukkonen leg.

  Flight from June to beginning of July.

  Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus [SPRK], Genista , Sarothamnus scoparius, Vaccinium , Coronilla coronata, Prunus , Senecio , Calluna , Betula , Quercus ;Beck, 1960, [POOLE]

• Lacanobia w-latinoides Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998

  • Lacanobia w-latinoides; [NE4], 60
• Lacanobia dentata (Kononenko, 1981) Korea. See [maps]

  • Mamestra dentata Kononenko, 1981

  • Lacanobia dentata; [NE4], 60; [RFEL]
• Lacanobia behouneki Hreblay & Plante, 1996

  • Lacanobia behouneki; [NE4], 60

• Lacanobia thalassina (Hufnagel, 1766) EU. See [maps] Pensastarhayökkönen Pale-shouldered Brocade

  • Phalaena thalassina Hufnagel, 1766; 298; TL: Berlin region
  • Noctua humeralis Haworth, 1809; 190; TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Noctua achates Hübner, [1813]; pl. 106, f. 498; TL: Europe
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia thalassina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia thalassina, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia thalassina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia thalassina, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia thalassina; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia (Dianobia) thalassina; [NE4], 18, 60

  626x480 (~63Kb) Littleborough, England, 23.5.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber	747x656 (~91Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 10.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov	738x683 (~101Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 21.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
  577x680 (~92Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	617x761 (~106Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 10.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	500x489 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 9.7.1976, f 3-9.6.1995, Markku Savela leg.

  Flight from end of May to July. Occasional second generation from end of July to beginning of August.

  Larva on Betula sp., Alnus incana, Salix sp., Polygonum spp., Chenopodium album, Delphinium sp., Berberis sp., Brassica spp., Rubus idaeus, Sorbus aucuparia, Pisum sativum [SPRK]

• Lacanobia mongolica Behounek, 1992

  • Lacanobia mongolica; [NE4], 60; [RFEL]
• Lacanobia contrastata Bryk, 1942 Kurile Islands, Japan, Korea, .... See [maps]

  • Polia thalassina contrastata Bryk, 1942; 41; TL: Kurile Islands, Kunashiri, Tomari
    • = Lacanobia thalassina ; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia contrasta; [POOLE], 561 (missp.)
  • Lacanobia contrastata; [NE4], 60; [RFEL]

  Larva on Berberidaceae , Chenopodiaceae , Polygonaceae , Rosaceae , Caprifoliaceae , Plantaginaceae , Asteraceae [RFEL]

• Lacanobia kirghisa Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998

  • Lacanobia kirghisa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Lacanobia kirghisa; [NE4], 60
• Lacanobia suasa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU, ..., Korea. See [maps] Ruohotarhayökkönen Dog's Tooth

  • Noctua suasa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; 83; TL: Vienna region
  • Phalaena (Noctua) dissimilis Knoch, 1781; 57, pl. 4, f. 3-4; TL: Leipzig region
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) leucographa Esper, 1790; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (40): pl. 150, f. 3 (Noct. 71); TL: Tyrol
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) leucographa Esper, 1804; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (51): 491
  • Noctua denscanis Haworth, 1809; 190; TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Noctua permixta Geyer, [1833]; pl. 170, f. 806-807; TL: Europe
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Hadena pavida Boisduval, 1840
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra aliena Duponchel, 1836; (preocc. Hübner, [1807])
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra confluens Eversmann, 1844; 245; TL: Casan Province; Ural; Sarepta
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra dissimilis var. extincta Staudinger, 1892; 425; TL: Amur district
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra dissimilis var. laeta Reuter, 1893; 42; TL: Finland
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra dissimilis turanica Spuler, 1908
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • dissimilis (Knoch, 1781)

  • Lacanobia suasa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia suasa, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia suasa, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia suasa, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia suasa; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Lacanobia (Dianobia) suasa; [NE4], 18, 60

  500x508 (~37Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 9-14.6.1975, Om: Perho, Jänkä, 7020:376, f 27.6.1971, Markku Savela leg.

  500x506 (~33Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 26-1.6.1984, f 17-23.8.1996, Markku Savela leg.

  561x698 (~102Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 18.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

  Flight from June to end of July. Second generation from latter half of August to first half of September.

  Larva on Betula spp., Alnus incana, Corylus avellana, Salix spp., Polygonum spp., Rumex spp., Chenopodium album, Atriplex sp., Brassica sp., B. campestris, Rubus idaeus, Malus domestica, Trifolium sp., Galium sp., Cirsium arvense [SPRK]

• Lacanobia contigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU, ..., Korea, Japan. See [maps] Kirjava tarhayökkönen Beautiful Brocade

  • Noctua contigua Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 82; TL: Vienna region
  • Phalaena histrio Goeze, 1781
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) ariae Esper, 1791; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (42-44): pl. 160, f. 8
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Phalaena (Noctua) spartii Brahm, 1791; 323
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Noctua dives Haworth, 1809; 189 (preocc. Phalaena dives Donovan, 1801)
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Noctua dives var. pulchellina Haworth, 1809; 190; TL: Great Britain, Coomb Wood
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Hadena subcontigua Eversmann, 1852; 155; TL: Urals
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra contigua var. amurensis Spuler, 1908; 172 (preocc. Mamestra aliena var. amurensis Staudinger, 1901); TL: Japan; Amur
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Mamestra contigua ab. contiguella Krulikovsky, 1909; Rev. russ. ent. 9 (3): 305
  • Mamestra contigua var. decolor Bang-Haas, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (3): 145 (preocc. Mamestra decolora Guenée, 1852); TL: Juldus region
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Polia contigua var. spuleri Wnukowsky, 1929; 224 (repl. Mamestra contigua var. amurensis Spuler, 1908); TL: Japan; Amur
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Polia contigua olivaceula Bryk, 1949; 72, pl. 4, f. 6; TL: Korea, Shuotsu
    • = ; [POOLE]
    • = (olivaecula); [RFEL]
  • Mamestra contigua griseomontana Hartig, 1970; 177, f. 16-21; TL: Calabria, near Gambaril, Basilico
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

  • Lacanobia contigua, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia contigua, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia contigua, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia contigua, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia contigua; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Lacanobia (Dianobia) contigua; [NE4], 18, 60

  791x701 (~104Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 12.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

  644x713 (~108Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 10.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

  500x516 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:539, m 16.7.1974, f 18.5.1975, Markku Savela leg.

  Flight from end of May to first half of July. Sometimes in AugustOccasional second generation in latter half of August

  Larva on Pteridium aquilinum, Betula sp., B. verrucosa, Alnus incana, Salix sp., S. aurita, S. phylicifolia, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, Urtica dioeca, Polygonum aviculare, P. lapathifolium, P. amphibium, Delphinium sp., Aquilegia chrysantha, Brassica spp., Sedum spurium, Rubus idaeus, Filipendula ulmaria, Sorbus aucuparia, Pisum sativum, Angelica silvestris, Peucedanum palustre, Rhamnus frangula, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Galium verum, Artemisia vulgaris, Calendula officinalis, Cirsium arvense [SPRK]

• Lacanobia aliena (Hübner, [1809]) CEU, SEU, Japan, SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Noctua aliena Hübner, [1809]; pl. 94, f. 441 (conserved?, preocc. Noctua aliena Hübner, [1808])
  • Mamestra aliena var. amurensis Staudinger, 1901; 157; TL: Japan; Ussuri; Amur
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

  • Lacanobia aliena, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia aliena, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia aliena, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • Lacanobia (Diataraxia) aliena; [NE4], 18, 60
  • Lacanobia aliena; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
• Lacanobia splendens (Hübner, [1808]) EU, ..., Korea, Japan. See [maps]

  • Noctua splendens Hübner, [1808]; pl. 85, f. 400; TL: Europe

  • Lacanobia splendens, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia splendens, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia splendens, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia splendens, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia splendens; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Lacanobia (Diataraxia) splendens; [NE4], 18, 60

  Larva on Solanum dulcamara, Convolvulus , Lactuca , Arctium , Lactuca sativa ;Beck, 1960, [POOLE]

• Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) EU, ..., Korea, Japan. See [maps] Rantatarhayökkönen Bright-line Brown-eye Gemüseeule

  • Phalaena (Noctua) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758; 517
  • Phalaena (Noctua) spinaciae Borkhausen, 1792; 454
    • = ; [POOLE]
    • = (spinacea); [RFEL]
  • Mamestra variegata Austaut, 1885; 142; TL: Morocco, Oudja
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Peucephila essoni Hampson, 1909; 461, pl. 16; TL: Scotland, Aberdeen
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Monima albolineata Matsumura, 1926; Ins. Matsumurana 1 (1): 12, pl. 1, f. 23; TL: Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

  • Lacanobia oleracea, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia oleracea, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Lacanobia oleracea, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Lacanobia oleracea, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lacanobia oleracea; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea; [NE4], 18, 60

  500x685 (~89Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 15.7.2006 © D. Smirnov

  identification uncertain 896x336 (~54Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 12.8.2006 © D. Smirnov

  500x520 (~41Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 21-26.7.1974, f 17-22.7.1985, Markku Savela leg.

  Flight from latter half of June to July. Occasional second generation from end of August to first half of September.

  Larva on Athyrium filix-femina, Alopecurus pratensis, Polygonum lapathifolium, P. viviparum, Rumex sp., Chenopodium sp., C. album, Beta spp., Armoracia rusticana, Atriplex spp., A. littoralis, Silene cucubalus, S. maritima, Begonia sp., Sedum telephium, S. acre, Pisum sativum, Lotus corniculatus, Bryonia alba, Lythrum salicaria, Pelargonium sp., Tropaeolum majus, Impatiens balsamina, Lysimachia sp., L. vulgaris, Solanum tuberosum, S. lycopersicum, Calystegia sepium, Plantago major, Dahlia spp., Chrysanthemum sp., Calendula officinalis, Cirsium arvense, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia sp., A. absinthium, Senecio spp., Sonchus arvensis, Lactuca sativa, Brassica campestris [SPRK]

• Lacanobia blenna (Hübner, [1824]) SEU. See [maps]

  • Noctua blenna Hübner, [1824]; pl. 152, f. 706; TL: Europe
  • Hadena peregrina Treitschke, 1825; 330; TL: Southern France
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Noctua salsolae Rambur, 1829; 258; TL: France
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Noctua trimenda Geyer, [1833]; pl. 167, f. 789-791; TL: Europe
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia blenna, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Lacanobia blenna, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • Lacanobia (Diataraxia) blenna; [NE4], 18, 60
  • Lacanobia blenna; [POOLE]
• Lacanobia altyntaghi Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998

  • Lacanobia altyntaghi; [NE4], 60
• Lacanobia praedita (Hübner, [1813]) Romania, Bulgaria. See [maps]

  • Noctua praedita Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 130, f. 595; TL: Europe
  • Mamestra perdita[sic] var. pallida Bang-Haas, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (3): 146; TL: Sarepta

  • Lacanobia praedita, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Polia ? praedita; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia (Diataraxia) praedita; [NE4], 18, 60
• Lacanobia mista (Staudinger, 1889)

  • Mamestra mista Staudinger, 1889; Stettin Ent. Ztg 50 (1-3): 35; TL: South of Issyk-kul

  • Polia ? mista; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia mista; [NE4], 60
• Lacanobia softa (Staudinger, 1897) Jordan, ..., Algeria. See [maps]

  • Mamestra softa Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (2): 275, (1) pl. 4, f. 15; TL: Jordanthal
  • Miselia softa luteocinnamomea Rothschild, 1920; 110, pl. 17, f. 7; TL: [Algeria] El Kantara; Perregaux; Bou Saada
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Polia ? softa; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia softa; [NE4], 60

• Lacanobia nevadae (Grote, 1876) California, ..., New Brunswick, .... See [maps]

  • Mamestra nevadae Grote, 1876; 84; TL: California, Sierra Nevada
  • Mamestra canadensis Smith, 1888; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 10: 464; TL: New Brunswick
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #10296

  • Lacanobia nevadae, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Lacanobia nevadae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Lacanobia nevadae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Lacanobia nevadae; [POOLE]; [NACL], #10296; [NACL93], #2878
• Lacanobia atlantica (Grote, 1874) E.USA. See [maps]

  • Mamestra atlantica Grote, 1874; 12; TL: North America
  • Mamestra dissimilis var. discolor Speyer, 1875; 142
    • = ; [NACL], #10297; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia atlantica, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Lacanobia atlantica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Lacanobia atlantica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Hadena w-latinum var. a; Guenée, 1852, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 105
  • Lacanobia atlantica; [NACL], #10297; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2879
• Lacanobia radix (Walker, [1857]) Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Hampshire, ..., California, .... See [maps]

  • Agrotis radix Walker, [1857]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 10: 332; TL: Hudson's Bay, Albany River, St. Martin's Falls; Nova Scotia
  • Mamestra dimmocki Grote, 1875; 420; TL: New Hampshire, White Mtns
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #10298
  • Mamestra desperata Smith, 1891; 221, pl. 8, f. 22; TL: California, Nevada Co.
    • = ; [NACL93a], #2880

  • Lacanobia radix, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Lacanobia radix, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Lacanobia radix, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Orthosia desperata; [NACL], #10492; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2775
  • Lacanobia radix; [NACL], #10298; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2880; [NACL93a], #2880
• Lacanobia subjuncta (Grote & Robinson, 1868) E.USA. See [maps]

  • Hadena subjuncta Grote & Robinson, 1868; 198, pl. 3, f. 71; TL: Atlantic District

  • Lacanobia subjuncta, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Lacanobia subjuncta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Lacanobia subjuncta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Lacanobia subjuncta; [NACL], #10299; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2881
  • L. s. eleanora (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) California, ...

    • Polia subjuncta r. eleanora Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; 95, pl. 16, f. 1; TL: California, San Diego Co., Palmonar Mt., Nellie
      • = Lacanobia subjuncta ; [POOLE]

    • Lacanobia subjuncta eleanora; [NACL], #10299a
• Lacanobia grandis (Guenée, 1852) New York, .... See [maps]

  • Hadena grandis Guenée, 1852; 105; TL: "Lapponie"
  • Xylophasia libera Walker, 1856; 179; TL: New York
    • = ; [NACL], #10300; [POOLE]

  • Lacanobia grandis, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Lacanobia grandis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Lacanobia grandis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Spiramater grandis; [POOLE]
  • Lacanobia grandis; [NACL], #10300; [NACL93], #2882

  Larva on Arctium lappa, Salix , Tilia , Populus , Vaccinium , Alnus Godfrey, 1972, [POOLE]

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