Syngrapha ain
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| Syngrapha ain | |
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| Syngrapha ain, feeding | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. ain |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngrapha ain (Hochenwarth, 1785) | |
- Syngrapha ain ain Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008
- Syngrapha ain persibirica Ronkay, Ronkay, Behounek & Mikkola, 2008[1]
Description
Wingspan 34–40 mm. Ground color of forewing upperside gray-brown, with strongly serrated wavy lines and a distinctive silvery white mark resembling letter gamma. Hindwings yellow, with a wide black border. Thorax hairy with some tufts of hair. Proboscis well developed.
S. ain is a daytime flier, on the wings from July to August, depending on location. Larvae green, with yellowish longitudinal and double dorsal lines. They feed on Larix species.[2] Pupa dark brown.
