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Lacanobia Billberg, 1820

Lacanobia Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 87, TS: Phalaena w-latinum Hufnagel
Aethria Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 218 (preocc. Hübner, 1819), TS: Noctua sernea Denis & Schiffermüller

= Mamestra ; [NACL, 148]
= ; [POOLE]

Diataraxia Hübner, 1821

= ; [NACL, 148]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 59]

Peucephila Hampson, 1909

= ; [NACL, 148]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 59]

Dianobia Behounek, 1992

= ; [NE4, 59]

Alinobia Beck, 1999

= ; [NE4, 59]

Contranobia Beck, 1999

= ; [NE4, 59]

Lacanobia (Hadeninae) ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Hadenini) ; [NACL, 148]; [FE]
Lacanobia (Mamestrina) ; [NE4, 18]

Lacanobia w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766)

EU. See [About maps] Suon tarhayökkönen Light Brocade Ginstereule
Phalaena w-latinum Hufnagel, 1766; 492 [292], TL: Berlin region
Phalaena (Noctua) genistae Borkhausen, 1792; 355 (preocc. Phalaena genistae Villers, 1789)

= ; [POOLE]

Phalaena dives Donovan, 1801; 71, pl. 352, f. 1, TL: England

= ; [POOLE]

rectilinea (Haworth, 1809)
mista (Staudinger, 1889)
Mamestra genistae diniensis Heinrich, 1938; 20, TL: Digne

= ; [POOLE]

Polia w-latinum divitis Bryk, 1942; 40, TL: Kurile Islands, Kunashiri, Tomari

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra genistae caerulescens Schwingenschuss, 1962; 6, TL: Albarracin; Aragon

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia w-latinum [Ian Kimber]
Lacanobia w-latinum ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Lacanobia) w-latinum ; [NE4, 18, 60]

500x250 (~18Kb) FINLAND: EK: Kotka, Mustajärvensuo, 671:48, 28-6.7.1987, L. Luukkonen leg.

Flight from June to beginning of July.

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus [SPRK], Genista, Sarothamnus scoparius, Vaccinium, Coronilla coronata, Prunus, Senecio, Calluna, Betula, Quercus ;Beck, 1960, [POOLE]

Lacanobia thalassina (Hufnagel, 1766)

EU. See [About maps] Pensastarhayökkönen Pale-shouldered Brocade
Phalaena thalassina Hufnagel, 1766; 298, TL: Berlin region
Noctua humeralis Haworth, 1809; 190, TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua achates Hübner, [1813]; pl. 106, f. 498, TL: Europe

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia thalassina [Ian Kimber]
Lacanobia thalassina ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Dianobia) thalassina ; [NE4, 18, 60]

626x480 (~63Kb) Littleborough, England, 23.5.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber	747x656 (~91Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 10.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov	738x683 (~101Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 21.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
577x680 (~92Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	617x761 (~106Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 10.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	500x489 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 9.7.1976, f 3-9.6.1995, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of May to July. Occasional second generation from end of July to beginning of August.

Larva on Betula sp., Alnus incana, Salix sp., Polygonum spp., Chenopodium album, Delphinium sp., Berberis sp., Brassica spp., Rubus idaeus, Sorbus aucuparia, Pisum sativum [SPRK]

Lacanobia suasa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU. See [About maps] Ruohotarhayökkönen Dog's Tooth
Noctua suasa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; 83, TL: Vienna region
Phalaena (Noctua) dissimilis Knoch, 1781; 57, pl. 4, f. 3-4, TL: Leipzig region

= ; [POOLE]

Phalaena (Noctua) leucographa Esper, 1790; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (40): pl. 150, f. 3 (Noct. 71), TL: Tyrol

= ; [POOLE]

Phalaena (Noctua) leucographa Esper, 1804; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (51): 491 (1799-1803)
Noctua denscanis Haworth, 1809; 190, TL: Great Britain

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua permixta Geyer, [1833]; pl. 170, f. 806-807, TL: Europe

= ; [POOLE]

Hadena pavida Boisduval, 1840

= ; [POOLE]

aliena (Duponchel, 1836); (preocc. Hübner, [1807])
Mamestra confluens Eversmann, 1844; 245, TL: Casan Province; Ural; Sarepta

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra dissimilis var. extincta Staudinger, 1892; 425, TL: Amur district

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra dissimilis var. laeta Reuter, 1893; 42, TL: Finland

= ; [POOLE]

turanica (Spuler, 1908)
dissimilis Knoch, 1781
Lacanobia suasa [Ian Kimber]
Lacanobia suasa ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Dianobia) suasa ; [NE4, 18, 60]

500x508 (~37Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 9-14.6.1975, Om: Perho, Jänkä, 7020:376, f 27.6.1971, Markku Savela leg.

500x506 (~33Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 26-1.6.1984, f 17-23.8.1996, Markku Savela leg.

561x698 (~102Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 18.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

Flight from June to end of July. Second generation from latter half of August to first half of September.

Larva on Betula spp., Alnus incana, Corylus avellana, Salix spp., Polygonum spp., Rumex spp., Chenopodium album, Atriplex sp., Brassica sp., B. campestris, Rubus idaeus, Malus domestica, Trifolium sp., Galium sp., Cirsium arvense [SPRK]

Lacanobia contigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU. See [About maps] Kirjava tarhayökkönen Beautiful Brocade
Noctua contigua Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 82, TL: Vienna region
Phalaena (Noctua) ariae Esper, 1791; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (42-44): pl. 160, f. 8

= ; [POOLE]

Phalaena Noctua spartii Brahm, 1791; 323

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua dives Haworth, 1809; 189 (preocc. Phalaena dives Donovan, 1801)

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua dives var. pulchellina Haworth, 1809; 190, TL: Great Britain, Coomb Wood

= ; [POOLE]

Hadena subcontigua Eversmann, 1852; 155, TL: Urals

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra contigua var. amurensis Spuler, 1908; 172 (preocc. Mamestra aliena var. amurensis Staudinger, 1901), TL: Japan; Amur

= ; [POOLE]

contiguella (Krulikowsky, 1909)
Mamestra contigua vr. decolor A. Bang-Haas, 1912; 145 (preocc. Mamestra decolora Guenée, 1852), TL: Juldus region

= ; [POOLE]

Polia contigua var. spuleri Wnukowsky, 1929; 224 (repl. Mamestra contigua var. amurensis Spuler, 1908), TL: Japan; Amur

= ; [POOLE]

Polia contigua olivaceula Bryk, 1949; 72, pl. 4, f. 6, TL: Korea, Shuotsu

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra contigua griseomontana Hartig, 1970; 177, f. 16-21, TL: Calabria, near Gambaril, Basilico

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia contigua [Ian Kimber]
Lacanobia contigua ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Dianobia) contigua ; [NE4, 18, 60]

791x701 (~104Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 12.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

644x713 (~108Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 10.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

500x516 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:539, m 16.7.1974, f 18.5.1975, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of May to first half of July. Sometimes in AugustOccasional second generation in latter half of August

Larva on Pteridium aquilinum, Betula sp., B. verrucosa, Alnus incana, Salix sp., S. aurita, S. phylicifolia, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, Urtica dioeca, Polygonum aviculare, P. lapathifolium, P. amphibium, Delphinium sp., Aquilegia chrysantha, Brassica spp., Sedum spurium, Rubus idaeus, Filipendula ulmaria, Sorbus aucuparia, Pisum sativum, Angelica silvestris, Peucedanum palustre, Rhamnus frangula, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Galium verum, Artemisia vulgaris, Calendula officinalis, Cirsium arvense [SPRK]

Lacanobia aliena (Hübner, [1809])

CEU, SEU, Japan, SE.Siberia. See [About maps] Noctua aliena Hübner, [1809]; pl. 94, f. 441 (conserved?, preocc. Noctua aliena Hübner, [1808])
Mamestra aliena var. amurensis Staudinger, 1901; 157, TL: Japan; Ussuri; Amur

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia (Diataraxia) aliena ; [NE4, 18, 60]
Lacanobia aliena ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia splendens (Hübner, [1808])

EU. See [About maps] Noctua splendens Hübner, [1808]; pl. 85, f. 400, TL: Europe
Lacanobia splendens ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) splendens ; [NE4, 18, 60]

Larva on Solanum dulcamara, Convolvulus, Lactuca, Arctium, Lactuca sativa ;Beck, 1960, [POOLE]

First recorded from Finland 1996. N: Kirkkonummi, Mäkiluoto; 664:33; 26.8-3.9.1996; Olli Elo & Pekka Sundell Leg.

Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU. See [About maps] Rantatarhayökkönen Bright-line Brown-eye Gemüseeule
Phalaena oleracea Linnaeus, 1758
Phalaena Noctua oleracea Linnaeus, 1758; 517
Phalaena Noctua spinaciae Borkhausen, 1792; 454

= ; [POOLE]

Mamestra variegata Austaut, 1885; 142, TL: Morocco, Oudja

= ; [POOLE]

Peucephila essoni Hampson, 1909; 461, pl. 16, TL: Scotland, Aberdeen

= ; [POOLE]

Monima albolineata Matsumura, 1926; 12, pl. 1, f. 23, TL: Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia oleracea [Ian Kimber]
Lacanobia oleracea ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea ; [NE4, 18, 60]

500x685 (~89Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 15.7.2006 © D. Smirnov

identification uncertain 896x336 (~54Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 12.8.2006 © D. Smirnov

500x520 (~41Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 21-26.7.1974, f 17-22.7.1985, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to July. Occasional second generation from end of August to first half of September.

Larva on Athyrium filix-femina, Alopecurus pratensis, Polygonum lapathifolium, P. viviparum, Rumex sp., Chenopodium sp., C. album, Beta spp., Armoracia rusticana, Atriplex spp., A. littoralis, Silene cucubalus, S. maritima, Begonia sp., Sedum telephium, S. acre, Pisum sativum, Lotus corniculatus, Bryonia alba, Lythrum salicaria, Pelargonium sp., Tropaeolum majus, Impatiens balsamina, Lysimachia sp., L. vulgaris, Solanum tuberosum, S. lycopersicum, Calystegia sepium, Plantago major, Dahlia spp., Chrysanthemum sp., Calendula officinalis, Cirsium arvense, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia sp., A. absinthium, Senecio spp., Sonchus arvensis, Lactuca sativa, Brassica campestris [SPRK]

Lacanobia blenna (Hübner, [1824])

SEU. See [About maps] Noctua blenna Hübner, [1824]; pl. 152, f. 706, TL: Europe
Hadena peregrina Treitschke, 1825; 330, TL: Southern France

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua salsolae Rambur, 1829; 258, TL: France

= ; [POOLE]

Noctua trimenda Geyer, [1833]; pl. 167, f. 789-791, TL: Europe

= ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia (Diataraxia) blenna ; [NE4, 18, 60]
Lacanobia blenna ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia praedita (Hübner, [1813])

Romania, Bulgaria. See [About maps] Noctua praedita Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 130 (1809-1813), f. 595, TL: Europe
Polia? praedita ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) praedita ; [NE4, 18, 60]

Lacanobia softa (Staudinger, 1897)

Jordan, ..., Algeria. See [About maps] Mamestra softa Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (2) : 275, pl. 4, f. 15, TL: Jordanthal
Miselia softa luteocinnamomea Rothschild, 1920; 110, pl. 17, f. 7, TL: [Algeria] El Kantara; Perregaux; Bou Saada

= ; [POOLE]

Polia? softa ; [POOLE]
Lacanobia softa ; [NE4, 60]

Lacanobia nevadae (Grote, 1876)

California, ..., New Brunswick, .... See [About maps] Mamestra nevadae Grote, 1876; 84, TL: California, Sierra Nevada
Mamestra canadensis Smith, 1888; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 10: 464, TL: New Brunswick

= ; [POOLE]; [NACL, #10296]

Lacanobia nevadae [BAMONA]
Lacanobia nevadae [NOCTS]
Lacanobia nevadae ; [POOLE]; [NACL, #10296]

Lacanobia atlantica (Grote, 1874)

E.USA. See [About maps] Mamestra atlantica Grote, 1874; 12, TL: North America
Mamestra dissimilis var. discolor Speyer, 1875; 142

= ; [NACL, #10297]; [POOLE]

Lacanobia atlantica [BAMONA]
w-latinum var. a ; Guenée, 1852, in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 105
Lacanobia atlantica ; [NACL, #10297]; [POOLE]

Lacanobia radix (Walker, [1857])

Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Hampshire, .... See [About maps] Agrotis radix Walker, [1857]; 332, TL: Hudson's Bay, Albany River, St. Martin's Falls; Nova Scotia
Mamestra dimmocki Grote, 1875; 420, TL: New Hampshire, White Mtns

= ; [POOLE]; [NACL, #10298]

Lacanobia radix [BAMONA]
Lacanobia radix [NOCTS]
Lacanobia radix ; [NACL, #10298]; [POOLE]

Lacanobia subjuncta (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

E.USA. See [About maps] Hadena subjuncta Grote & Robinson, 1868; 198, pl. 3, f. 71, TL: Atlantic District
Lacanobia subjuncta [BAMONA]
Lacanobia subjuncta [Bruce Walsh]
Lacanobia subjuncta ; [NACL, #10299]; [POOLE]

L. s. eleanora (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

California, ... Polia subjuncta r. eleanora Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; 95, pl. 16, f. 1, TL: California, San Diego Co., Palmonar Mt., Nellie

= Lacanobia subjuncta ; [POOLE]

Lacanobia subjuncta eleanora [NOCTS]
Lacanobia subjuncta eleanora ; [NACL, #10299a]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[FE]

Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NE4]

Hacker, Ronkay & Hreblay, 2002; Hadeninae I - Noctuidae Europaeae

[NOCTS]

Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

Some related literature:

Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Sixiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 2 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 1-443 Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)

Esper, 1790; Esper, 1791

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786) (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786) (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787) (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787) (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787) (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787) (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787) (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788) (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788) (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789) (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790) (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790) (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117A (Noct. 77-88) (1791) (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125B, 125C (Noct. 89-98) (1791) (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794)

Esper, 1804

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796) (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798) (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804) (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804) (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805) (Abs. 2) (49-50): 1-44 (1798) (Abs. 2) (51): 45-54 ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 2) (52): 55-62 (1804) (Abs. 2) (53): 63-85 (1805)

Hübner, [1813]

Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] (Ziefer?): 155-194 : pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803) pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808) pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809) pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813) pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817) pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819) pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822) pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823) pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824) pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826) (Geyer) pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828) pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830) pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832) pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833) pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834) pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835) pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835) pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836) pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838) pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838) pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838) [7], 8-24 (1834?)

Hübner, [1821]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Smith, 1888

New genera and species of North American Noctuidae Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 10: 450-479

Staudinger, 1889

Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 50: 16-60

Staudinger, 1897

Neue Lepidopteren aus Palaestina Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (2) : 271-319

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