Hadula melanopa
Encyclopedia
The Broad-bordered White Underwing (Hadula melanopa) is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. Subspecies melanopa is found in northern Scandinavia
. Subspecies rupestralis is found in the Alps
, the Balkan mountains
and the Apennine Mountains
. Subspecies brunnea is found in mountainous areas of Great Britain
and ssp. koizumidakeana in Japan
.
The wingspan
of subspecies melanopa is 20-26 mm, ssp. brunnea has a wingspan of 25-29 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Empetrum, Vaccinium
, Dryas octopetala
and low growing Salix species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. Subspecies melanopa is found in northern Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. Subspecies rupestralis is found in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
, the Balkan mountains
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...
and the Apennine Mountains
Apennine mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine...
. Subspecies brunnea is found in mountainous areas of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and ssp. koizumidakeana in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
of subspecies melanopa is 20-26 mm, ssp. brunnea has a wingspan of 25-29 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Empetrum, Vaccinium
Vaccinium
Vaccinium is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the plant Family Ericaceae. The fruit of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry or whortleberry, lingonberry or cowberry, and huckleberry...
, Dryas octopetala
Dryas octopetala
Dryas octopetala is an arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies, and is a popular flower in rock gardens...
and low growing Salix species.
Subspecies
- Hadula melanopa melanopa (Scandinavia)
- Hadula melanopa rupestralis (Alps, Balkan and Apennine Mountains)
- Hadula melanopa brunnea (Great Britain)
- Hadula melanopa koizumidakeana (Japan)