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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Coenophila |
| Species: | C. subrosea |
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| Coenophila subrosea (Stephens, 1829) | |
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Coenophila subrosea, the rosy marsh moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. It is found from southern Great Britain, Italy and France, through central Europe north to Scandinavia, east to Russia, from Siberia to the Amur region, Ussuri and Sakhalin, south to northern China, east to Korea and northern Japan.
The wingspan is 35–41 mm (1.4–1.6 in).Warren (1914) states R. subrosea Stph. (= rhomboidea Stph. nec Esp.) (7 i). Forewing rufous grey, dusted with pale grey; stigmata large, pale grey; the cell rufous or red-brown; the claviform obsolete; hindwing greyish ochreous, with diffusely darker border; fringe ochreous. Typical subrosea Stph. occurred formerly within a restricted area in the fens of Britain, but is now extinct. The form subcoerulea Stgr. (7 k) which is bluer grey, is found in Sweden, Prussia, Russia and in Amurland. Larva reddish grey, with paler lines;the spiracular line brighter yellow ; food plants Myrica, Gale'' and Salix.
The larvae feed on Betula nana, Myrica gale, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia and Ledum palustre.
References
- Warren, W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "73.364 BF2115 Rosy Marsh Moth Coenophila subrosea (Stephens, 1829)". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Swedish Lepidoptera
- Lepiforum e.V.
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