Photedes extrema

Photedes extrema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Photedes
Species: P. extrema
Binomial name
Photedes extrema
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Noctua extrema Hübner, 1809
  • Chortodes extremus (Hübner, 1809)
  • Photedes extremus (Hübner, 1809)

The Concolorous (Photedes extrema) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Norway, Italy, Bulgaria and Greece).

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed internally on the stems of Calamagrostis species.


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