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Lamprosticta culta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Genus
  
Lamprosticta

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Similar
  
Hoplodrina octogenaria, Hoplodrina, Cryphia, Agrochola, Hadena

Lamprosticta culta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Pyrenees to Ukraine and in Turkey.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. Adults are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees and shrubs, including Prunus spinosa, Crataegus species and Fruit trees. Larvae can be found from August to September.

Subspecies

  • Lamprosticta culta culta (Pyrenees to Ukraine and the coastal areas of the Aegean Sea and western Anatolia)
  • Lamprosticta culta albescens Hacker, 1990 (western parts of the Taurus Mountains)
  • Lamprosticta culta coeruleuca Ronkay & Ronkay, 1995 (Turkey: Bitlis Province)
  • Lamprosticta culta plumbitincta Ronkay & Ronkay, 1995 (Turkey: Erzurum Province and Erzincan Province)

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