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Omphalophana antirrhinii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Omphalophana antirrhinii

Omphalophana antirrhinii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern France through all southern Europe (with the exception of the extreme west of the Iberian Peninsula), Corsica, Sardinia towards northern Iraq, western Iran, Jordan and Israel.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Antirrhinum, Linaria, Cephalaria, Delphinium and Scabiosa species.

Subspecies

  • Omphalophana antirrhinii antirrhinii
  • Omphalophana antirrhinii asiatica (Israel,...)
  • References

    Omphalophana antirrhinii Wikipedia