Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae > Ipimorpha > Ipimorpha retusaIpimorpha retusa (double kidney)Synonyms: Cosmia curvata; Ipimorpha capreae; Ipimorpha grisea (heterotypic); Ipimorpha nictitans; Ipimorpha obscura (heterotypic); Ipimorpha obsoleta (heterotypic); Ipimorpha submarginata; Noctua gracilis; Phalaena chrysoglossa; Phalaena merianana; Phalaena retusa (homotypic); Phalaena vetula; Plastenis retusa; Tethea retusa; Zenobia retusa The Double Kidney (Ipimorpha retusa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe. In the east, the range extends through Turkey, Siberia, Mongolia and China to Korea and Japan. The habitat consists of damp marshy places. The wingspan is 28–32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings ranges from reddish-brown to dark brown. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults are on wing from July to September. The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species, spinning together the shoots. They can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as an egg. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors |
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2016 |
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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Coedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites |
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6953 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cors Fochno |
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1613 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen |
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10186 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dungeness |
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7966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Emer Bog |
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93 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Mendip Woodlands |
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627 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment |
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2194 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tintagel–Marsland–Clovelly Coast |
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6004 |
England, United Kingdom |
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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 |
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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