Orthosia gracilis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Powdered Quaker)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker)
GenusOrthosia (quakers and drabs)
TribeOrthosiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyHADENINAE (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 Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker) :
1: Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker)
2 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Imago - lateral view - enlarged

Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker)
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