Luperina dumerilii, Crete- photo © Nikos Marakis
Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1827)
MOTH INFO
Luperina dumerilii is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1827)
Noctua dumerilii (Duponchel, 1827)
Luperina desyllesi (Boisduval, 1840)
Hadena amenata (Germar, 1842)
Episema indistincta (Rebel, 1933)
Common name
Dumeril’s Rustic
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Luperina
Wingspan
29-36 mm
Habitat
Forest edges, glades.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromopsis erecta, Bromus hordeaceus, Dactylis glomerata, Poa angustifolia, Poa pratensis, etc.) and feeds on the roots.
Flight period
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