Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Lygephila Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Lygephila lusoria Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Lygephila, Butterflies and moths, Lygephila craccae, Catephia alchymista, Lygephila pastinum | ||
Lygephila lusoria is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, European south-eastern Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel.
There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Vicia and Astragalus species.
Subspecies
Lygephila amasina and Lygephila subpicata were previously treated as subspecies of Lygephila lusoria.
References
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