Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
GenusLacanobia (a genus of brocades)
TribeHadenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyHADENINAE (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 Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth) :
1: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)
2: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
28 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
3: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
21 Sep 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Larva resting on Cosmos stem
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Larva - lateral view - white backgroundImage 3: Larva - head end - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white background
4: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
11 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larvae feeding at night on Spinach in garden . Photos: Larva, close-ups, pupa, cremaster, imago
Image 1: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 5: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 6: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-up (4)Image 7: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-up (5)Image 8: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorsal view - close-up (6)Image 9: Adult - feeding on honeydew - dorso-lateral viewImage 10: Adult - feeding on honeydew - lateral viewImage 11: Adult - feeding on honeydew - lateral view - close-upImage 12: Adult - feeding on honeydew - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 13: Adult - feeding on honeydew - rear three-quarter viewImage 14: Larva - dorsal view - close-upImage 15: Larva - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 16: Larva - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 17: Larva - lateral view - close-upImage 18: Larva - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 19: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 20: Adult - latero-ventral view - enlargedImage 21: Larva - head and thorax - doro-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 22: Larva - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 23: Larva - head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 24: Larva - prolegs - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 25: Larva - rolled up in defensive position - close-up - enlargedImage 26: Larva - rolled up in defensive position - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 27: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 28: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 29: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 30: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 31: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 32: Pupal exuvia - cremaster - ventral view (best view) - highly enlargedImage 33: Pupal exuvia - cremaster - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 34: Pupa - ventral view - enlarged
5: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
19 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlarged
6: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
9 Mar 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
freshly emerged, perhaps from a house plant
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view
7: Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
3 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - lateral view

Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye, Tomato Moth)
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