Dysauxes famula

MOTH INFO

Dysauxes famula is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Lithosia famula (Freyer, 1836)

Dysauxes pontica (Friese, 1959)

Dysauxes sofiata (de Laever, 1983)

Dysauxes lucana (de Laever, 1983)

Common name

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Syntomini > Genus: Dysauxes

Wingspan

21-24 mm

Habitat

The moth can be found in dry and warm bushy edges, rocky slopes, open dry woodlands, and nutrient-poor grasslands with scrub.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Compositae (Taraxacum, Lactuca, Senecio), Plantaginaceae (Plantago), etc.

Flight period

Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu