Conisania leineri

Conisania leineri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Conisania
Species: C. leineri
Binomial name
Conisania leineri
(Freyer, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Apamea leineri Freyer, 1836
  • Mamestra albina Staudinger, 1896
  • Mamestra bovina Staudinger, 1888
  • Mamestra cervina Eversmann, 1842
  • Leucania furcata Eversmann, 1837
  • Mamestra pomerana Schulz, 1869

Conisania leineri is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Central Europe, along the Baltic Sea coast, eastward to the southern Ural.

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Syringa species.

The young larvae feed on roots and stems of various Artemisia species, including Artemisia campestris. Larvae can be found in July and August. They overwinter as a pupa.

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References

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