Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Dot, Dot Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth)
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 Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth) :
1: Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
11 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Feeding on Spinach, at night, in garden . Photos: Pupa
Image 1: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Pupa - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Pupa - latero-ventral view - enlarged
2: Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth)
25 Aug 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larva on Great Bindweed / Nettle. Parasitised
Image 1: Pupating larva of parasitic wasp that emerged from the caterpillarImage 2: Pupating larva of parasitic wasp that emerged from the caterpillar (2)

Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanchra persicariae (Dot, Dot Moth)
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