Cryphia petrea

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Cryphia petrea		Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species
Similar Cryphia ereptricula, Cryphia raptricula, Cryphia algae, Marbled beauty, Cryphia

Cryphia petrea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Spain through North Africa to the Near East and Middle East. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.

Adults are on wing in August in Israel. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on lichen.

Subspecies

Cryphia petrea petrea

Cryphia petrea contristans (Lebanon, Jordan, Israel)

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