Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Cryphia amasina | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryphia Rank Species | |
Similar Cryphia raptricula, Cryphia algae, Cryphia | ||
Cryphia amasina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Near East and Middle East to Turkmenistan and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Levant there are fragmented populations in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.
Adults are on wing from July to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on lichen.
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