Schrankia taenialis
species of insect
Schrankia taenialis, the white-line snout, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Central Europe to Sardinia, Sicily, North Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Technical description and variation
H. taenialis Hbn. (= albistrigatis Haw., albistrigatus Stph., acuminalis H.-Sch., albistrigalis Guen.) Forewing brownish; a fine black dash beneath costa at base; inner line dentate, blackish; outer black, outwardly whitish-edged, indistinct towards costa, straight and conspicuous in lower half; cellspot dark, obscure, paler posteriorly; subterminal line pale, indistinct; hindwing light grey. The wingspan is 18–24 mm.
Biology
Adults are on wing in summer. There are two generations per year.
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