Acontia lucida, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
MOTH INFO
Acontia lucida is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
Phalaena lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctua solaris (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Noctua albicollis (Fabricius, 1781)
Phalaena rupicola (Borkhausen, 1792)
Noctua insolatrix (Hübner, 1822)
Acontia triradiata (Walker, 1858)
Common name
Pale Shoulder
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acontiinae > Tribus: Acontiini > Genus: Acontia
Wingspan
26-30 mm
Habitat
Ruderal terrain, roadsides, xerophilous hill slopes, and grasslands.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Malvaceae (Malva sylvestris, Alcea biennis), Compositae (Taraxacum officinale), Convolvulaceae (Convolvulus arvensis), Amaranthaceae (Chenopodium) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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