Ocnogyna loewii

Updated on Dec 24, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae

Similar Ocnogyna, Ocnogyna baetica, Utetheisa pulchella, Arctiinae, Euplagia quadripunctaria

woolly bear caterpillars ocnogyna loewii colony

Ocnogyna loewii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Zeller in 1846. It is found in Asia Minor, Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.

The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.

The larvae feed Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum and Trifolium species.

Ocnogyna loewii loewii (Asia Minor, Near East)

Ocnogyna loewii armena Staudinger, 1871 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan)

Ocnogyna loewii pallidior Christoph, 1884 (Kopet Dagh, Badhyz, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan)

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