Hadena albimacula

Hadena albimacula, the white spot, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.

Hadena albimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Hadena
Species:	H. albimacula
Binomial name
Hadena albimacula Borkhausen, 1792

Technical description and variation

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Forewing olive brown; the lines black, slightly picked out with white scales; claviform stigma of ground colour edged at end with black , followed by a quadrate white blotch ; orbicular round and white with slight grey centre ; reniform edged internally with white; both outlined with black; small white blotches beyond orbicular and between veins 2 and 3 at base; a whitish blotch at base of costa and a white costal spot above orbicular stigma; hindwing dark fuscous; basal half greyer, with darker veins. — Larva brownish ochreous; dorsal line fine, indistinct, marked by blackish spots which connect the subdorsal oblique stripes; lateral lines pale grey; spiracles white ringed with black.^[1]

Biology

The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Silene species.