Coenobia rufa

Short description: Species of moth

Coenobia rufa

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Noctuidae

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Coenobia

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C. rufa

Binomial name
Coenobia rufa

(Haworth, 1809)

Synonyms

Phytometra rufa Haworth, 1809
Nonagria despecta Treitschke, 1825
Acosmetia lineola Stephens, 1830
pallescens Tutt

The Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western and central Europe, Scandinavia and the British Isles.[1][2][3]

## Description

The wingspan is 22–25 mm.[2] Forewing uniform rufous, with an obscure dark streak from base along middle of wing; a row of outer dots on veins, sometimes hardly visible; hindwing pale, greyer towards termen; in the ab. lineola Stph the forewing is reddish grey; the veins dotted pale and dark grey; the inner and outer lines shown by rows of dots; in pallescens Tutt the red tinge is wholly absent, the forewing being whitish ochreous.[4] •— Larva whitish, dorsally reddish; a dark lateral line, and minute dark dots on each segment; head and plates shining brown.

The moth flies in July and August. The larvae feed on jointed rush (Juncus articulatus) and other rushes.[5][6] Found in damp swampy places overgrown with rushes; often flying in the afternoon sunshine; the females are rarely taken, resting concealed in the lower parts of the rush clumps.

## References

1. ↑ Markku Savela. "Coenobia rufa". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/xyleninae/coenobia/index.html#rufa. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bert Gustafsson (10 November 2009). "Coenobia rufa". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/c/coenobia_rufa.html. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
3. ↑ Mike Wall. "2379 Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa)". Hants Moths. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/2379.php. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#299
6. ↑ "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.". http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/.

## External links

* Fauna Europaea
* Lepiforum.de

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