Hecatera bicolorata, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz
Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)
MOTH INFO
Hecatera bicolorata is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Phalaena bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Mamestra bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctua serena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phalaena (Noctua) placida (Esper, 1791)
Noctua hieracii (Borkhausen, 1793)
Noctua monticola (Duponchel, 1826)
Polia leuconota (Eversmann, 1837)
Hecatera intermedia (Walker, 1858)
Mamestra serena var. obscura (Staudinger, 1861)
Common name
Broad-barred White
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera
Wingspan
27-33 mm
Habitat
Sunny slopes and forest edges, dry and warm meadows, fallow land, and warm shrubland.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous and feeds on the flower heads of Compositae (Lactuca serriola, Lactuca sativa (Lettuce), Hieracium, Sonchus oleraceus, etc).
Flight period
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