Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Cryphia ereptricula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryphia Rank Species | |
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Similar Cryphia raptricula, Bryophila ravula, Cryphia algae, Cryphia, Marbled beauty | ||
Cryphia ereptricula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of central and southern Europe, from Sweden and Finland, south to Italy and Greece and from Germany east to Belarus. It has also been recorded from Spain.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on lichen and algae.
References
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