Schrankia taenialis


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. 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.
The larvae feed on Melampyrum, Calluna and Thymus species