Kingdom Animalia Family Noctuidae Genus Oria Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Chortodes fluxa, Luperina dumerilii, Callopistria latreillei, Apamea epomidion | ||
The Brighton Wainscot (Oria musculosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
It is found in mainland Europe, north Africa and central Asia, with a separated population in South Africa. It is nationally scarce in Britain where it may be confined to Salisbury Plain, and was pronounced extinct as a resident species by 2013.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The moth flies in July and August.
The larvae feed internally in the stems of cereal crops.
References
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