Lygephila lusoria

Lygephila lusoria
Lygephila lusoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lygephila
Species: L. lusoria
Binomial name
Lygephila lusoria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lusoria
  • Ophiusa orobi

Lygephila lusoria is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, European south-eastern Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel.

There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Vicia and Astragalus species.

Subspecies

  • Lygephila lusoria lusoria
  • Lygephila lusoria amasina (Israel)
  • Lygephila lusoria sublutea

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