- Hadena caesia
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Hadena caesia 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Hadena Species: H. caesia Binomial name Hadena caesia
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Synonyms - Noctua caesia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Phalaena (Noctua) dichroma Esper, 1790
- Dianthoecia caesia f. maritima Turati & Verity, 1911
- Hadena frigida Zetterstedt, [1839]
The Grey (Hadena caesia) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a scattered distribution all over Europe (see subspecies section).
The wingspan is 32–37 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Adults are on wing from June to August.
The young larvae feed on capsules of various Silene species (including Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris). Later, they feed on the leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.
Subspecies
- ssp. caesia (Denis&Schiffermüller, 1775) (Alps)
- ssp. abruzzensis (Draudt, 1934) (Apennine Mountains)
- ssp. ostrogovichi (Hacker, 1989) (Carpathian Mountains)
- ssp. bulgarica (Boursin, 1959) (Bulgaria)
- ssp. xanthophoba (Schawerda, 1922) (Balkan Peninsula)
- ssp. mananii (Gregson, 1866) (Great Britain and Ireland)
- ssp. frigida (Zetterstedt, 1839) (southern Fennoscandia)
- ssp. grisea (Hospital, 1948) (mountains of northern Spain)
- ssp. revolcadorensis (Calle, 1983) (the Region of Murcia)
- ssp. castiliana (Reisser, 1935) (Castile region)
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