ABH 63.025
1376 Small Magpie Anania hortulata
BF 1376
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(De Geer, 1778)
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Family
Crambidae » Pyraustinae
Wingspan
24-28 mm.
Description
This is one of the
most familiar of the Pyralidae, with its orange yellow hairy thorax
and black-and-white patterned wings.
Life Cycle
Flies in June and July.
The larva feeds from a rolled or spun leaf
in August and September before hibernating in a tough silk cocoon
in a hollow stem or under bark.
Pupation occurs in May in the same cocoon, without further feeding.
The main foodplant is nettle (Urtica dioica), but woundworts (Stachys
spp.), mints (Mentha spp.), horehounds (Marrubium and Ballota),
and bindweeds (Convolvulus and Calystegia) are also used.
Habitat
Any habitat where
Nettles are found.
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ABH 63.025 |
1376 Small Magpie Anania hortulata |
BF 1376 |
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Family |
Crambidae » Pyraustinae | ||||||||||||||
Wingspan |
24-28 mm. | ||||||||||||||
Description |
This is one of the
most familiar of the Pyralidae, with its orange yellow hairy thorax
and black-and-white patterned wings. |
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Life Cycle |
Flies in June and July. The larva feeds from a rolled or spun leaf in August and September before hibernating in a tough silk cocoon in a hollow stem or under bark. Pupation occurs in May in the same cocoon, without further feeding. The main foodplant is nettle (Urtica dioica), but woundworts (Stachys spp.), mints (Mentha spp.), horehounds (Marrubium and Ballota), and bindweeds (Convolvulus and Calystegia) are also used. |
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Habitat |
Any habitat where Nettles are found. | ||||||||||||||
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