Eublemma candidana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Eublemma candidana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Eublemma candidana (Fabricius, 1794)

MOTH INFO

Eublemma candidana is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Eublemma candidana (Fabricius, 1794)

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

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 larva is oligophagous on Compositae (Helichrysum) and feeds on the inflorescence.

Flight period
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Links

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