Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Clouded Drab)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
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 incerta (Clouded Drab) :
1: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
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 - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural background
2: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
6 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 - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - natural background
3: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
18 May 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap, overnight 17/18 May 03
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Imago - ventral view - pale background - enlarged
4: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
10 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Imago - dorsal view - pale background (2)Image 3: Imago - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 4: Imago - ventral view - pale background
5: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
10 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Imago - dorsal view - pale background (2)Image 3: Imago - oblique view - pale backgroundImage 4: Imago - ventral view - pale background
6: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
melanic form, in Heath Trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Imago - lateral view - grey background
7: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
13 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Imago - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 3: Imago - ventral view - pale background
8: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
13 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Imago - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Imago - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 3: Imago - ventral view - pale background
9: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Imago - anterior view - grey backgroundImage 2: Imago - anterior view - grey background (2)Image 3: Imago - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 4: Imago - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 5: Imago - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 6: Imago - lateral view - grey background (2)Image 7: Imago - oblique view - grey backgroundImage 8: Imago - ventral view - pale background - grey backgroundImage 9: Imago - ventral view - pale background - grey background (2)
10: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
9 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - dark backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - dark backgroundImage 3: Adult - oblique view - dark backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - dark background
11: Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
9 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - dark backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - dark backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - dark background (2)Image 4: Adult - lateral view - dark backgroundImage 5: Adult - oblique view - dark backgroundImage 6: Adult - ventral view - dark background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Anon Lead-coloured Drab (Orthosia populeti) and Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) pbc.codehog.co.uk/bhs/drabs/drabs.htm
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)
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