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Xanthia ocellaris (Pale-lemon Sallow)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The pale-lemon sallow (Xanthia ocellaris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Europe to Anatolia and Morocco. The wingspan is 32–36 mm. There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from August to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on poplar and low growing plants. Larvae can be found from April to June. It overwinters as an egg.
View Wikipedia Record: Xanthia ocellaris

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Breckland 18652 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Ligustrum vulgare (lilac)[1]
Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar)[2]
Taraxacum campylodes (Dandelion)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Full list (159)
Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Lycia hirtaria (Brindled Beauty Moth)2
Naenia typica (Gothic)2
Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)2
Scopula imitaria (Small Blood-vein)2

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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