Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae > Mecyna > Mecyna asinalisMecyna asinalisSynonyms: Botys asinalis; Mecyna characteralis; Mecyna obsoletalis; Pyralis asinalis (homotypic); Pyrausta asinalis Mecyna asinalis, sometimes known as the madder pearl, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in west and southern Europe, including Ireland, Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Greece and Sicily, Sardinia, Malta, Madeira, Corsica, the Azores and the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 25–29 millimetres (0.98–1.14 in). The moth flies from May to October depending on the location. There are probably two generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves of Rubia peregrina. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dawlish Warren |
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145 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Gower Commons/ Tiroedd Comin Gwyr |
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4390 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Great Orme`s Head/ Pen y Gogarth |
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748 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Isle of Wight Downs |
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1141 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Hams |
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320 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Lizard |
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8048 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tintagel–Marsland–Clovelly Coast |
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6004 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Wye Valley Woodlands/ Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy |
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2264 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 2Arrizabalaga-Escudero, Aitor et al. (2019), Data from: Trait-based functional dietary analysis provides a better insight into the foraging ecology of bats, v2, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f611bn3 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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