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The Nut-tree Tussock (''Colocasia coryli'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe. Western Asia. In the North, the distribution area includes northern Scandinavia, in the South the moth is limited to montane areas of Western and Northern Spain, Sicily, Greece and Asia minor. In the East the range extends across the Palearctic to Lake Baikal.In the Alps ''coryli'' rises up to 1600 m. asl. The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. ==Description== :''See glossary for terms used'' The ground colour of the forewings is variable silver to brownish grey. The basal area of the forewing is darker as far as the median field then paler in the distal field. Antemedian and postmedian lines are both black. The stigmata are round and outlined in black sometimes white in the centre. The fringe is chequered brown and grey. The hindwings are pale fuscous with darker veining."Forewing pearly grey, tinged with brown ; lines blackish, vertical ; space between them often dark brown. The form ''mus'' Oberth. from Amurland has the ground-colour more bluish grey."〔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" 〕 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「Colocasia coryli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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