Dichagyris candelisequa
| Dichagyris candelisequa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Dichagyris |
| Species: | D. candelisequa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichagyris candelisequa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Dichagyris candelisequa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central Europe and southern Siberia to northern Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and northern Africa.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species and other herbaceous plants.
Subspecies
- Dichagyris candelisequa candelisequa
- Dichagyris candelisequa achaemenidica (Israel)
- Dichagyris candelisequa defasciata
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