Eremobina pabulatricula

Eremobina pabulatricula, the union rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. It is found in continental Europe, southern Scandinavia and Central Asia.[1][2] Never common in the British Isles, it has not been recorded there since 1935.[3]

Eremobina pabulatricula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eremobina
Species:
E. pabulatricula
Binomial name
Eremobina pabulatricula
(Brahm, 1791)
Synonyms

Noctua pabulatricula Brahm, 1791
Phalaena Noctua connexa Borkhausen, 1792
Noctua elota Hübner, 1813
Hadena fraudulenta Staudinger, 1888
Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791)

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.[2] The moth flies in June and July.

The larvae feed on grasses.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. Gustafsson, Bert (9 February 2011). "Pabulatrix pabulatricula". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. Wall, Mike. "2332 Union Rustic (Eremobina pabulatricula)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#267
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