Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Spectacle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
SubfamilyPLUSIINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle) :
1: Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
7 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - wings open ready to fly - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 5: Adult - lateral view - wings open ready to fly - natural backgroundImage 6: Adult - ventral view - natural background
2: Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
1 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 31/5-1/6/02
Image 1: Anterior view - legs pulled inImage 2: Anterior view - legs visibleImage 3: Anterior view - showing spectacleImage 4: Dorsal view - legs and wings pulled inImage 5: Dorsal view - legs and wings spreadImage 6: Lateral viewImage 7: Lateral view (2)Image 8: Lateral view (3)Image 9: Oblique viewImage 10: Posterior viewImage 11: Underside

Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
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