Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Callopistria | |
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Similar Callopistria, Luperina dumerilii, Agrotis spinifera, Caradrina kadenii, Oria musculosa | ||
Callopistria latreillei, Latreille's Latin, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in the Palaearctic ecozone, most parts of Europe, Asia and in Africa, from Egypt to South Africa. The habitat consists of rocky limestone slopes with deciduous woodland.
The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ceterach officinarum, Cochlearia species and Adiantum capillus-veneris.
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