Rivula sericealis ? (Noctuidae) - Straw Dot (9665349246)

Description:

Usually the Straw Dot sits head-down on grasses; however, this one - I do not know why he bucks up - prefers heads up! The moth fly V-IX in two (3?) generations; the larva feeds on weeds (grasses) esp. Carex. more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivula_sericealis Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, OInsekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths, Schmetterlinge) Suborder: Glossata Division: Ditrysia Superfamily: Noctuoidea LATREILLE, 1809 Family: Noctuidae LATREILLE, 1809 (owlet moths, Eulenfalter) Subfamily: Rivulinae GROTE, 1895 [Syn.: Ophiderinae] Genus: Rivula GUENÉE, 1845 Rivula sericealis SCOPOLI, 1763) (Straw Dot, Seideneulchen) [det. "Chris Court", 2013, based on this photo] taxonomical info: www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id53335/ E-Germany, ca. 30 Km N Frankfurt/Oder: vic. Küstrin, 23.09.2013 IMG_2349