Polymixis leuconota, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Polymixis leuconota, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Polymixis leuconota (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

MOTH INFO

Polymixis leuconota is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Polymixis leuconota (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

Hadaena leuconota (Frivaldsky, 1841)

Hadena leuconota (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

Polymixis stigmatica (Guenée, 1852)

Polymixis malickyi (Hacker & Fibiger, 1993)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Polymixis

Wingspan

37-40 mm

Habitat

Rocky slopes, shrubland, phrygana, and olive groves.

Food plant

Compositae (Glebionis coronaria).

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Phrygana.eu

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