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Hoplodrina superstes

Synonyms: Athetis superstes; Caradrina superstes (homotypic); Hoplodrina blanda (heterotypic); Hoplodrina suffusa (heterotypic); Noctua blanda

Wikipedia Abstract

Hoplodrina superstes, the powdered rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is common in central and southern Europe. In the north there is a population on Alderney. On the British mainland it is only present as a stray. In the east, the range extends to the Ural and in the south it ranges to Morocco, Turkey, Ukraine and northern Iran. The larvae feed on Taraxacum, Plantago, Galium and Rumex species. Full-grown larvae range from yellowish-grey to reddish grey. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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Taraxacum campylodes (Dandelion)[1]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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