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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