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Hadena silenes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Hadena silenes

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hadena

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Hadena filograna, Hadena caesia, Hadena irregularis, Hadena albimacula, Hadena confusa

Hadena silenes is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation in the Near East.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene and Cucubalus species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena silenes silenes
  • Hadena silenes variegata (Turkey)
  • Hadena silenes mesopotamica
  • Hadena silenes csorbai
  • References

    Hadena silenes Wikipedia