Conistra rubiginea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Dotted Chestnut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut)
GenusConistra (chestnut moths)
TribeXylenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyXYLENINAE (a subfamily of 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 Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut) :
1: Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut)
8 Jul 2004 Lon/Lat: 0 0 France
reared from female captured in France
Image 1: Larva - curled up - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 2: Larva - curled up - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 6: Larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 7: Larva - head end - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Larva - head end - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Larva - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 10: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - highly enlarged

Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut)
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