Acantholipes regularis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Acantholipes regularis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Acantholipes regularis (Hübner, 1813)

MOTH INFO

Acantholipes regularis is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Acantholipes regularis (Hübner, 1813)

Noctua regularis (Hübner, 1813)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Catocalinae > Tribus: Acantholipini > Genus: Acantholipes

Wingspan

23 mm

Habitat

Coastal areas, cultivated land, fallow land, and wetlands with the larval host plant.

Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

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