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Hadena perplexa 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Hadena Species: H. perplexa Binomial name Hadena perplexa
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Synonyms - Anepia perplexa
- Noctua perplexa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Phalaena (Noctua) lepida Esper, 1790
- Phalaena (Noctua) carpophaga Brahm, 1791
- Phalaena (Noctua) carpophaga Borkhausen, 1792
- Noctua ochracea Haworth, 1809
- Dianthoecia capsophila Duponchel, 1842
- Miselia nisus Germar, 1842
- Opigena repanda Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
- Miselia atlas Prout, 1928
- Dianthoecia capsophila f. sicula Draudt, 1933
The Tawny Shears or Pod Lover (Hadena perplexa) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, northern and central Asia, northern India and western China.
The wingspan is 27-36 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May in one generation in Israel. In Europe flying from April to June, depending on the micro climate of the habitat locally bivoltine, flying from April to June and from August to September.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Dianthus, Lychnis and Silene species. Other recorded food plants include Melandrium viscosum, Melandrium rubrum and Viscaria vulgaris
Subspecies
- Hadena perplexa perplexa
- Hadena perplexa paghmana (Afghanistan)
- Hadena perplexa plantei
- Hadena perplexa capsophila
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