Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Cardepia affinis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cardepia Rank Species | |
Cardepia affinis is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-western Europe, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Sinai in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran.
Adults are on wing from November to January and from March to May. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various halophilous plants, including Atriplex species.
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