Noctua janthe/janthina

[Martin Harvey]

As far as I know the original reference for this split was as follows:

Mentzer, E. von, Moberg, A. and Fibiger, M. 1991. Noctua janthina (Denis &
Schiffermuller) sensu auctorum a complex of three species. Nota Lepidoptera
14(1): 25-40.

I don't have a copy of the paper itself. The third species, Noctua tertia,
is apparently confined to south-east Europe.

Martin Harvey
Moth Conservation Officer
Butterfly Conservation (UK, Upper Thames Branch)
martin at kitenet.freeserve.co.uk