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Lygephila craccae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Lygephila craccae

Lygephila craccae, the scarce blackneck, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in temperate Europe, north Asia, the Altai Mountains, Korea, Japan and China.

There is one generation per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing in early summer.

The larvae feed on Vicia, Coronilla, Astragalus and Lathyrus species.

Subspecies

  • Lygephila craccae craccae
  • ?Lygephila craccae grisea
  • ?Lygephila craccae laevigata
  • Lygephila craccae riata
  • ?Lygephila craccae centralasiae
  • References

    Lygephila craccae Wikipedia