Lycophotia erythrina
Lycophotia erythrina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Lycophotia |
Species: | L. erythrina |
Binomial name | |
Lycophotia erythrina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) | |
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Lycophotia erythrina is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found around the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean coast of Europe in Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Northern Italy and Albania.
It has a wingspan of 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Erica species.
References
- ^ Walker, Francis (1856). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Noctuidae. order of the Trustees. p. 356.
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