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{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| image = Hadena caesia.jpg
| image = Hadena caesia.jpg
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| taxon = Hadena caesia
| image_width = 240px
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| authority = ([[Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis|Denis]] & [[Ignaz Schiffermüller|Schiffermüller]], 1775)
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Noctuidae]]
| genus = ''[[Hadena]]''
| species = '''''H. caesia'''''
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| binomial = ''Hadena caesia''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis|Denis]] & [[Ignaz Schiffermüller|Schiffermüller]], 1775)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
*''Noctua caesia'' <small>Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
*''Noctua caesia'' <small>Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
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*''Hadena frigida'' <small>Zetterstedt, [1839]</small>
*''Hadena frigida'' <small>Zetterstedt, [1839]</small>
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'''''Hadena caesia''''', also called '''the grey''', is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Noctuidae]]. It has a scattered distribution all over Europe (see subspecies section).
'''''Hadena caesia''''', also called '''the grey''', is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Noctuidae]]. It has a scattered distribution all over Europe (see subspecies section).


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The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|32|-|37|mm|in}}. Forewing blue grey, with a furry look, caused by dusky grey irroration; both folds tinged with fulvous; lines and markings often indistinct; upper stigmata pale, with yellow scales in their annuli; a dark antemedian band widened to inner margin and a less prominent dark submarginal cloud; a small dark blotch at middle of costa; hindwing dark fuscous, paler towards base; — ''manani'' Gregs. from the Isle of Man and the Irish coast, is uniformly darker slate colour; — ab. ''nigrescens'' Stgr., from the Pyrenees, Alps, and Mts. of Scandinavia is much darker, the forewing suffused with black; on the other hand [now full species ''[[Hadena clara]]''] Stgr., from Armenia and Asia Minor, has the forewing greyer, with a pinkish tinge; the median area paler.<ref>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</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|32|-|37|mm|in}}. Forewing blue grey, with a furry look, caused by dusky grey irroration; both folds tinged with fulvous; lines and markings often indistinct; upper stigmata pale, with yellow scales in their annuli; a dark antemedian band widened to inner margin and a less prominent dark submarginal cloud; a small dark blotch at middle of costa; hindwing dark fuscous, paler towards base; — ''manani'' Gregs. from the Isle of Man and the Irish coast, is uniformly darker slate colour; — ab. ''nigrescens'' Stgr., from the Pyrenees, Alps, and Mts. of Scandinavia is much darker, the forewing suffused with black; on the other hand [now full species ''[[Hadena clara]]''] Stgr., from Armenia and Asia Minor, has the forewing greyer, with a pinkish tinge; the median area paler.<ref>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</ref>
[[Image:Buckler W The larvæ of the British butterflies and moths PlateLXXXVII.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Figs.3, 3a, 3 b larvae after final moult]]


==Biology==
==Biology==
Adults are on wing from June to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Moths_of_the_British_Isles/Chapter_15#290 |title=The Moths of the British Isles|author=Richard South|publisher=Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource)|year=1907|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref>
Adults are on wing from June to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Moths_of_the_British_Isles/Chapter_15#290 |title=The Moths of the British Isles|author=Richard South|publisher=Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource)|year=1907|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref>


Larva brownish ochreous, freckled with darker; a dorsal series of V-shaped marks; subdorsal line darker.The young larvae feed on capsules of various ''[[Silene]]'' species (including ''[[Silene nutans]]'' and ''[[Silene vulgaris]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/ |title= Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.}}</ref> Later, they feed on the leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.
Larva brownish ochreous, freckled with darker; a dorsal series of V-shaped marks; subdorsal line darker. The young larvae feed on capsules of various ''[[Silene]]'' species (including ''[[Silene nutans]]'' and ''[[Silene vulgaris]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/ |title= Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.|date= 2023|doi= 10.5519/havt50xw|last1= Robinson|first1= Gaden S.|last2= Ackery|first2= Phillip R.|last3= Kitching|first3= Ian|last4= Beccaloni|first4= George W.|last5= Hernández|first5= Luis M.|publisher= Natural History Museum}}</ref> Later, they feed on the leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Hadena caesia}}
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Hadena_Caesia Lepiforum e.V.]
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Hadena_Caesia Lepiforum e.V.]
*[http://www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de/ergebniseinzel.php?ko1=3128&fw1=&kr1=&name1=&deutsch1= schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de]
*[http://www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de/ergebniseinzel.php?ko1=3128&fw1=&kr1=&name1=&deutsch1= schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330191744/http://www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de/ergebniseinzel.php?ko1=3128&fw1=&kr1=&name1=&deutsch1= |date=2012-03-30 }}
*[http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2174 UKmoths]
*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2174 UKmoths]
*[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hadeninae/hadena/index.html Funet] Taxonomy
*[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hadeninae/hadena/index.html Funet] Taxonomy
*[http://www.faunaeur.org Fauna Europaea]
*[https://fauna-eu.org Fauna Europaea]
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[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1775]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1775]]


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Hadena caesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species:
H. caesia
Binomial name
Hadena caesia
Synonyms
  • Noctua caesia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) dichroma Esper, 1790
  • Dianthoecia caesia f. maritima Turati & Verity, 1911
  • Hadena frigida Zetterstedt, [1839]

Hadena caesia, also called the grey, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a scattered distribution all over Europe (see subspecies section).

Technical description and variation

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For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The wingspan is 32–37 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Forewing blue grey, with a furry look, caused by dusky grey irroration; both folds tinged with fulvous; lines and markings often indistinct; upper stigmata pale, with yellow scales in their annuli; a dark antemedian band widened to inner margin and a less prominent dark submarginal cloud; a small dark blotch at middle of costa; hindwing dark fuscous, paler towards base; — manani Gregs. from the Isle of Man and the Irish coast, is uniformly darker slate colour; — ab. nigrescens Stgr., from the Pyrenees, Alps, and Mts. of Scandinavia is much darker, the forewing suffused with black; on the other hand [now full species Hadena clara] Stgr., from Armenia and Asia Minor, has the forewing greyer, with a pinkish tinge; the median area paler.[1]

Figs.3, 3a, 3 b larvae after final moult

Biology

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Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

Larva brownish ochreous, freckled with darker; a dorsal series of V-shaped marks; subdorsal line darker. The young larvae feed on capsules of various Silene species (including Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris).[3] Later, they feed on the leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.

Subspecies

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Richard South (1907). "The Moths of the British Isles". Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource). Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London". Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw.
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