Eucarta virgo
| Eucarta virgo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Eucarta |
| Species: | E. virgo |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucarta virgo (Treitschke, 1835) | |
Eucarta virgo, the silvery gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It can be found in south, southeast and central Europe.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Tanacetum vulgare.[4]
References
- ^ Kratochwill, M. (2001). "Eucarta virgo (Treitschke, 1835) neu für Bayern". Beiträge zur bayerischen Entomofaunistik. 4: 27.
- ^ Rezbanyai-Reser, L. (1999). "Eucarta virgo euroargenta ssp. n. aus der Südschweiz (Lepido ptera: Noctuidae)". Entomologische Berichte Luzern. 41: 37-42.
- ^ "Silvery gem (Eucarta virgo)". RikenMon's Nature-Guide. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "73.079 2310a Silvery Gem Eucarta virgo". Hants Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
External links
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e. V.
- Bernd Schacht's Noctuidae.de