Schrankia taenialis

Schrankia taenialis, the white-line snout, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Central Europe to Sardinia, Sicily, North Turkey and Azerbaijan.

White-line snout
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Schrankia
Species:	S. taenialis
Binomial name
Schrankia taenialis (Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
Pyralis taenialis Hübner, 1809 Crambus albistrigalis Haworth, 1809 Cledeobia acuminalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851

Technical description and variation

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

H. taenialis Hbn. (= albistrigatis Haw., albistrigatus Stph., acuminalis H.-Sch., albistrigalis Guen.) Forewing brownish; a fine black dash beneath costa at base; inner line dentate, blackish; outer black, outwardly whitish-edged, indistinct towards costa, straight and conspicuous in lower half; cellspot dark, obscure, paler posteriorly; subterminal line pale, indistinct; hindwing light grey.^[1] The wingspan is 18–24 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing in summer. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Melampyrum, Calluna and Thymus species