Kingdom Animalia Family Noctuidae Scientific name Hadula melanopa Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Hadula Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Coranarta cordigera, Lacanobia contigua, Anarta myrtilli, Hadena caesia | ||
Hadula melanopa (broad-bordered white underwing) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. Subspecies melanopa is found in northern Scandinavia. Subspecies rupestralis is found in the Alps, the Balkan mountains and the Apennine Mountains. Subspecies brunnea is found in mountainous areas of Great Britain and ssp. koizumidakeana in Japan.
The wingspan of subspecies melanopa is 20–26 mm, ssp. brunnea has a wingspan of 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Empetrum, Vaccinium, Dryas octopetala and low growing Salix species.
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