Honeyania ragusana, Crete - photo © Nils Rogn

Honeyania ragusana, Crete - photo © Nils Rogn

Honeyania ragusana (Freyer, 1844)

MOTH INFO

Honeyania ragusana is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Honeyania ragusana (Freyer, 1844)

Synonyms

Anthophila ragusana Freyer, 1844

Eublemma ragusana (Freyer, 1844)

Anthophila virginea Guenée, 1852

Anthophila cinerina Ghiliani, 1854

Thalpochares psilogramma Lederer, 1855

Hypena quinquelinealis Moore, 1877

Thalpochares dividens Lucas, 1892

Porphyrinia basialbida Strand, 1917

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Boletobiinae > Tribus: Eublemmini > Genus: Honeyania

Wingspan

16-19 mm

Habitat

Phrygana and macchia.

Food plant

Malvaceae (Gossypium).

Flight period
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