Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Cryphia ochsi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryphia Rank Species | |
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Similar Cryphia raptricula, Cryphia algae, Cryphia ereptricula, Bryophila ravula, Cryphia | ||
Cryphia ochsi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Central and Eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin. In the Levant it has been recorded from Lebanon and Israel.
Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer negundo, Arbutus andrachne, Cotoneaster franchetii, Elaeagnus pungens, Morus alba, Pinus halepensis, Pistacia atlantica and Pyracantha species.
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