Orthosia gothica (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Hebrew Character)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
GenusOrthosia (quakers and drabs)
TribeOrthosiini (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 Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) :
1: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
1 Mar 2019 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at MV Robinson trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - lateral view - natural background (2)
2: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
14 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
At fluorescent light sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - natural background
3: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
13 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal viewImage 2: Imago - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Imago - oblique view
4: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
23 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Adult - oblique view - dark backgroundImage 3: Adult - oblique view - grey backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 5: Adult - ventral view - grey background (2)
5: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
23 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Adult - oblique view - dark backgroundImage 3: Adult - oblique view - grey backgroundImage 4: Adult - oblique view - grey background (2)Image 5: Adult - ventral view - grey background
6: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
14 Apr 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: 8 moths from trapImage 2: 8 moths from trap (2)Image 3: Imago - anterior viewImage 4: Imago - dorsal viewImage 5: Imago - oblique viewImage 6: Imago - oblique view (2)Image 7: Imago - oblique view (3)Image 8: Imago - ventral viewImage 9: Imago - ventral view (2)Image 10: Imago - ventral view (3)
7: Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
29 Mar 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors in the evening
Image 1: Imago - antennae tucked under wings - lateral viewImage 2: Imago - antennae tucked under wings - lateral view (2)Image 3: Imago - antennae tucked under wings - ventral viewImage 4: Imago - anterior view - antennae openImage 5: Imago - anterior view - antennae tucked under wingsImage 6: Imago - dorsal view - antennae openImage 7: Imago - dorsal view - antennae tucked under wingsImage 8: Imago - head and tongue - close-up

Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
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