Lycophotia porphyrea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(True Lover’s Knot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
TribeNoctuini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyNOCTUINAE (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 Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot) :
1: Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
7 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - latero-dorsal view - natural background (2)
2: Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
22 Jul 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural background (2)
3: Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
23 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap 22/23 July 03
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - alert - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - alert - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - resting - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Adult - posterior view - enlarged

Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover’s Knot)
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