Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hoplodrina | |
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Similar Hoplodrina blanda, Hoplodrina ambigua, Hoplodrina octogenaria, Hoplodrina, Aporophyla lutulenta | ||
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 wingspan is 28-34 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown to light grey brown with black scales. The hindwings are uniform whitish. There is one generation per year in the northern part of the range, with adults on wing from June to July. In the south, there are two generations. Adults of the second generation are on wing from August to September.
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.