Kingdom Animalia Family Noctuidae Scientific name Periphanes delphinii Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Periphanes Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Heliothis viriplaca, Heliothis nubigera, Pyrrhia umbra, Melitturga clavicornis | ||
The Pease Blossom (Periphanes delphinii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It can be found from Afghanistan and the steppe areas of Central Asia and Anatolia up to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and north-western Africa.
The wingspan is 30–36 mm. The moths fly from May to June.
The larvae primarily feed on Delphinium consolida and Aconitum napellus.
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