Lygephila lusoria
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| Lygephila lusoria lusoria female | |
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| Lygephila lusoria lusoria male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxocampinae |
| Genus: | Lygephila |
| Species: | L. lusoria |
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| Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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Lygephila lusoria is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, European south-eastern Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel.
Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae female
Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae male
There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Vicia and Astragalus species.
Subspecies
- Lygephila lusoria lusoria
- Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae (Rambur, 1866) (Spain)
Lygephila amasina and Lygephila subpicata were previously treated as subspecies of Lygephila lusoria.
References
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External links
- European Butterflies and Moths by Chris Jonko
- Species info
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