Clytie syriaca, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70145445
Clytie syriaca
MOTH INFO
Clytie syriaca is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Clytie syriaca
Ophiusa syriaca
Ophiusa gentilitia (Freyer, 1848)
Clytie syrdaja (Hampson, 1913)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Catocalinae > Tribus: Ophiusini > Genus: Clytie
Wingspan
42-50 mm
Habitat
Coastal areas, wetlands and road sides.
Food Plant
The larva is monophagous on Tamaricaceae (Tamarix) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight Period
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