Mormo maura (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Old Lady)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMormo maura (Old Lady)
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 Mormo maura (Old Lady) :
1: Mormo maura (Old Lady)
8 Sep 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at treacle
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - artificial background
2: Mormo maura (Old Lady)
14 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU85 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
attracted by MV lamp but stayed a few metres away
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral viewImage 3: Adult - anterior view - close-up - enlarged - natural background

Mormo maura (Old Lady) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mormo maura (Old Lady)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mormo maura (Old Lady)
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