Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Abrostola asclepiadis | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Abrostola, Abrostola tripartita, Abrostola triplasia, Diachrysia chryson, Autographa jota | ||
Abrostola asclepiadis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South and Central Europe as far north as Finland and Sweden, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, which contains toxic alkaloids and is unpalatable to most generalist herbivores.
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