seen at daytime, lots of
Urtica along a shady path in submontane mixes-forest !
Hypena proboscidalis LINNAEUS, 1758 (the snout, Nessel-Schnabeleule), 1st generationGenus:
Hypena SCHRANK, 1802 Family: Noctuidae (owlet moths, Eulenfalter)[det. "rockwolf", 2012, based on this photo]Superfamily: Noctuoidae (night owls, Nachteulen)Suborder: GlossataOrder: Lepidoptera (butterflies & moth, Schmetterlinge & Nachtfalter)Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Foodplants:
Urtica, Humulus, Stachys, Aegopodiuminfo @
www.leps.it/more info (in German):
www.pyrgus.de/Hypena_proboscidalis.htmlor:
www.insektenbox.de/schmet/nesseu.htmGermany, N-Hessen, Kassel: Habichtswald NP: vic. Herbsthuschen, ca. 500m asl., 26.06.2011___________________________________________________________________________180mm (tamron 3.5), 1/250s, f/3.5, ISO640, 0EV, AL (no flash), hand-heldIMG_2433