Ammoconia caecimacula

Ammoconia caecimacula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe, except southern Spain, Great Britain, Ireland and northern Fennoscandia. It is also present in Anatolia, northern Asia and western Turkestan. In the east the species is represented by subspecies transcaucasica and sibirica.

Ammoconia caecimacula
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A. caecimacula
Binomial name
Ammoconia caecimacula
Synonyms
  • Noctua caecimacula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) millegrana Esper, 1790
  • Phalaena (Noctua) respersa Brahm, 1791
  • Ammoconia caecimacula r. rhaeticaria Dannehl, 1926
  • Ammoconia caecimacula f. marsicaria Dannehl, 1929

The wingspan is 35–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October or November.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Cephalanthera damasonium, Rumex, Galium, Scrophularia, Genista, Taraxacum and Silene. They prefer the flowers and fruit.

Subspecies

  • Ammoconia caecimacula caecimacula
  • Ammoconia caecimacula transcaucasica Ronkay & Varga, 1984
  • Ammoconia caecimacula sibirica Staudinger, 1882

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