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Perigrapha i cinctum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Perigrapha

Higher classification
  
Perigrapha

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Perigrapha i-cinctum

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Perigrapha, Butterflies and moths, Noctuidae, Insect, Polymixis polymita

Perigrapha i-cinctum is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern and south-eastern Europe to Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 37–44 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Plantago, Rumex, Fragaria, Stellaria, Lamium, Centaurea, Pulsatilla and Taraxacum species. Young larvae mine while older larvae feed within the Rhizome, where pupation also takes place. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as a pupa in the soil.

Subspecies

  • Perigrapha i-cinctum i-cinctum (in the Pannonian Basin)
  • Perigrapha i-cinctum gepida Hreblay, 1996 (France and Italy)
  • Perigrapha i-cinctum slovenica Michielie, 1966 (Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula)
  • Perigrapha i-cinctum hethitica Hacker, 1993 (Turkey)

    • References

    Perigrapha i-cinctum Wikipedia
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