Image to followAI-generated illustrationAnorthoa munda
Anorthoa munda (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Family: NoctuidaeGenus: Anorthoanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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21
Plants
visited
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24
Interactions
documented
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15
Host plants
known
About this species
Anorthoa munda is a large moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. It is recorded in Great Britain, where its adults are on the wing between April and September. The moth reaches a body mass of approximately 0.055 grams and feeds as a polyphagous species on a variety of plants. It favours warm conditions and passes the winter as a pupa.
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Yearly cycle
Adults are active from April to September. Overwintering takes place as a pupa.
Merkmale
Körper
Body size
large
Weight
0.0549988349245568 g
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polyphagous
Temperature
warm
Overwintering
pupa
Scientific profile
This large noctuid moth has a body mass of around 0.055 g. It is polyphagous, with larvae feeding on a range of host plants. The species occupies warm temperature niches and overwinters in the pupal stage. Adult activity occurs from April to September.
Host plants
15 plants serve as food for the larvae
Humulus lupulusPrunus cerasiferaLonicera periclymenumCastanea sativaUlmus glabraSalix repensBetula priscaPrunus spinosaQuercus cerrisPopulus tremulaAcer campestreFraxinus excelsiorPopulus balsamiferaSalix alba subsp. coeruleaRobinia pseudoacacia
Visited plants
6 plants are visited by this species
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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