Hecatera dysodea, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
MOTH INFO
Hecatera dysodea is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Noctua dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Mamestra dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phalaena (Noctua) ornata (Villers, 1789)
Noctua spinaciae (Vieweg, 1790)
Phalaena (Noctua) flavicincta var. minor (Esper, 1790)
Phalaena (Noctua) chrysozona (Borkhausen, 1792)
Noctua ranunculina (Haworth, 1809)
Polia caduca (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
Hecatera koechlini (Thierry-Mieg, 1889)
Polia subflava (Warren, 1909)
Polia faroulti (Rothschild, 1914)
Polia antitypina (Rothschild, 1914)
Common name
Small Ranunculus
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera
Wingspan
24-32 mm
Habitat
Sunny slopes, dry and warm meadows.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous and feeds on the flower heads of Compositae (Lactuca serriola, Lactuca sativa (Lettuce), Sonchus oleraceus, etc).
Flight period
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