Rivula sericealis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Rivula sericealis
MOTH INFO
Rivula sericealis is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Rivula sericealis
Phalaena sericealis
Phalaena munda (Hufnagel, 1766)
Phalaena oenipontana (Hellweger, 1908)
Common name
Straw Dot
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Rivulinae > Genus: Rivula
Wingspan
18-22 mm
Habitat
Alliuvial forests, stream and river banks, wet river valleys.
Food plant
The larva is narrowly polyphagous on Poaceae (Brachypodium sylvaticum, Brachypodium pinnatum, Elytrigia repens, Festuca arundinacea, Festuca pratensis, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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