The Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe, north Africa and western Asia.^[1][2][3][4]

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.^[2][3][5] The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae overwinter and feed on various grasses, including glaucous sedge and cock's-foot.^[5][6][7]

References

1. ^ Markku Savela. "Mesoligia literosa". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/xyleninae/mesoligia/index.html#literosa. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
2. ^ ^{a b} Christopher Jonko (2011). "Litoligia literosa". lepidoptera.pl. http://www.lepidoptera.pl/show.php?ID=1130&country=UK. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
3. ^ ^{a b} Bert Gustafsson (9 February 2011). "Mesoligia literosa". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/m/mesoligia_literosa.html. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. ^ Mike Wall. "2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa)". Hants Moths. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/2342.php. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
5. ^ ^{a b} Ian Kimber. "2342 Rosy Minor Mesoligia literosa". UKMoths. http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1881. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
6. ^ Richard South (1907). "The Moths of the British Isles". Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource). http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Moths_of_the_British_Isles/Chapter_15#276. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
7. ^ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.". http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/.