Lygephila craccae, Crete - photo © Henry Edmunds
Lygephila craccae
MOTH INFO
Lygephila craccae is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Lygephila craccae
Synonyms
Noctua craccae
Phalaena nigricollis (Villers, 1789)
Lygephila herrerai (Yela, 1990)
Common name
Scarce Blackneck
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Toxocampinae > Tribus: Toxocampini > Genus: Lygephila
Wingspan
38-46 mm
Habitat
Calcareous rocky areas, glades, dry shrubland, and dry vegetation in hill slopes.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Leguminosae (Hippocrepis, Lathyrus, Vicia, etc.).
Flight period
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