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Amphipyra micans

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Amphipyra micans

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Amphipyra

Rank
  
Species

Amphipyra micans

Similar
  
Amphipyra effusa, Amphipyra perflua, Amphipyra livida, Atethmia ambusta, Simyra dentinosa

Amphipyra micans is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found from Bulgaria and the Balkans south to Greece, east to Turkey and south to Lebanon.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Gallium mollugo.

References

Amphipyra micans Wikipedia