Plusidia_cheiranthi

<i>Plusidia cheiranthi</i>

Plusidia cheiranthi

Species of moth

Plusidia cheiranthi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern and Eastern Europe, in Turkey, Siberia and eastwards to the Pacific Ocean.

Quick Facts Plusidia cheiranthi, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Thalictrum, Aquilegia and Erysimum species. The egg overwinters.

References

  1. [1]
    Fauna Europaea| accessdate November 17, 2014

Literature

  • Barry Goater, László Ronkay und Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5
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