Invertebrate Ireland

CITATION

Bond, K.G.M., Nash, R. & O’Connor, J.P. 2006. An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) , The Irish Biogeograghical Society and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.
http://www.habitas.org.uk/InvertebrateIreland/species.asp?item=9859

IRISH STATUS	See Explanatory Text
Accepted

NORTHERN IRELAND	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Recorded	Recorded

STATUS OF NAME

Current name

SYNONYMS

Hadena lepida capsophila Duponchel, 1842

VALIDATING LITERATURE

Bond, K.G.M., Nash, R., O'Connor, J.P. 2006, An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) , The Irish Biogeographical Society,

LITERATURE FOR IDENTIFICATION

Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, , British Wildlife Publishing,

Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, , Viking Press,

LITERATURE FOR TAXONOMIC CHANGE

LITERATURE FOR ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION

Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, , British Wildlife Publishing,

LOCATION OF VOUCHER

EXPLANATORY TEXT

This species is represented by two sub-species in the British Isles viz.the nominate, perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and capsophila (Duponchel, 1842),. Capsophila may be an ecotype, it is mainly coastal.


Classification: Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order LEPIDOPTERA Suborder Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA Family NOCTUIDAE Subfamily HADENINAE Genus Hadena
	Hadena perplexa capsophila
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