Eublemma candidana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Eublemma candidana
MOTH INFO
Eublemma candidana is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Eublemma candidana
Synonyms
Pyralis candidana (Fabricius, 1794)
Phalaena pulchralis (de Villers, 1789)
Eublemma pulchralis (de Villers, 1789)
Noctua minuta (Hübner, 1809)
Tortrix perlana (Hübner, 1830)
Erastria skafiota (Freyer, 1845)
Thalpochares rectifascia (Joannis, 1909)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Boletobiinae > Tribus: Eublemmini > Genus: Eublemma
Wingspan
15-16 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in macchia shrubland, garrigues, woodland edges, and olive groves.
Food plant
The is oligophagous larva feeds on the inflorescence of Compositae (Helichrysum).
Flight period
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