2009-10-27T17:54:51Z <p><b>The Gothic</b> (<i>Naenia typica</i>) is a <a href='/en/Moth' title='Moth'>moth</a> of the family <a href='/en/Noctuidae' title='Noctuidae'>Noctuidae</a>. It is distributed in temperate <span title='Eurasia'>Eurasia</span>.</p> <p>This species has a <span title='Wingspan'>wingspan</span> of 36–46 mm. The forewings are broader than most other noctuids, blackish with a network of fine white lines (supposedly reminiscent of some elements of <a href='/en/Gothic_architecture' title='Gothic architecture'>gothic architecture</a>). The hindwings are grey. The species flies at night in June and July.<sup class='reference plainlinks nourlexpansion' id='ref_flight_season'><span class='external autonumber' rel='nofollow'>[1]</span></sup> It sometimes comes to light but is not generally strongly attracted. By contrast it is strongly attracted to sugar and flowers.</p> <p>The <span title='Larva'>larva</span>, which is gregarious when young, is greyish-brown with dark lines along the side and blackish markings at the hind end. It is <span class='mw-redirect' title='Phagy'>polyphagous</span>, feeding on a wide range of plants (see <b>Host-plants</b> below). This species overwinters as a larva.</p> false fotopedia-en-Gothic_(moth) fotopedia Gothic (moth) false 2009-10-27T18:39:33Z 3.0125 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z ["flickr-3721912586"] default