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The Small Rufous (''Coenobia rufa'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western and central Europe, Scandinavia and the British Isles. ==Description== :''See glossary for terms used'' The wingspan is 22–25 mm.〔〔 Forewing uniform rufous, with an obscure dark streak from base along middle of wing; a row of outer dots on veins, sometimes hardly visible; hindwing pale, greyer towards termen; in the ab. ''lineola'' Stph the forewing is reddish grey; the veins dotted pale and dark grey; the inner and outer lines shown by rows of dots; in ''pallescens'' Tutt the red tinge is wholly absent, the forewing being whitish ochreous.〔Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 ''Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde'', Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 〕 •— Larva whitish, dorsally reddish; a dark lateral line, and minute dark dots on each segment; head and plates shining brown. The moth flies in July and August. The larvae feed on jointed rush (''Juncus articulatus'') and other rushes.〔〔Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#299〕 Found in damp swampy places overgrown with rushes; often flying in the afternoon sunshine; the females are rarely taken, resting concealed in the lower parts of the rush clumps. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coenobia rufa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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