Conisania andalusica

Conisania andalusica , Barrett's marbled coronet is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Germany and on the Iberian Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa.

Conisania andalusica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Conisania
Species:
C. andalusica
Binomial name
Conisania andalusica
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia andalusica Staudinger, 1859
  • Hadena andalusica
  • Conisania (Luteohadena) andalusica
  • Dianthoecia gedrensis Schawerda, 1924
  • Dianthoecia barrettii Doubleday, 1864
  • Harmodia zernyi Draudt, 1934
  • Dianthoecia luteago var. barrettii

The wingspan is 35–39 mm for males and 39 mm for females. Forewing dark grey, mixed with ochreous; the two upper stigmata and a patch beneath them beyond claviform palest; hindwing blackish; the antennae of the male are said to bear strongly developed teeth. It was described from the Sierra Nevada in Spain.[2] This species is very similar to Conisania luteago and separable only by genitalic characters.

Adults are on wing from June to August.

Figs.5 larvae after final moult

The larvae feed on flowering plants in the genus Silene.[3]

Subspecies
  • Conisania andalusica andalusica
  • Conisania andalusica barrettii (Doubleday, 1864) (Ireland)
  • Conisania andalusica zernyi (Draudt, 1934) (Morocco)

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Lépi'Net
  • Kimber, Ian. "73.278 BF2169 Barrett's Marbled Coronet Conisania andalusica (Doubleday, 1864)". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  • "Conisania andalusica (Staudinger, 1859)". Insecta.pro
  • Lepiforum e.V. Images and scan of original description


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