Euplagia quadripunctaria

MOTH INFO

Euplagia quadripunctaria is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Phalaena quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)

Panaxia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)

Callimorpha quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)

Phalaena hera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Noctua tripunctaria (Walker, 1855)

Callimorpha venus (Prittwitz, 1867)

Euplagia quadripunctata (Thurner, 1916)

Euplagia typhlotheisa (Draudt, 1932)

Common name

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Euplagia

Wingspan

52-65 mm

Habitat

Euplagia quadripunctaria can be found in wet river valleys and wet scrublands, rocky gorges, and sunny mountain slopes.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Betulaceae (Corylus), Caprifoliaceae (Lonicera), Leguminosae (Cytisus), Rosaceae (Rubus), Onagraceae (Epilobium), 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