Tathorhynchus exsiccata, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
MOTH INFO
Tathorhynchus exsiccata is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
Spintherops exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
Lygephila exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
Scopula vinctalis (Walker, 1866)
Platysenta angustiorata (Grote, 1882)
Tathorhynchus greuteri (Koutsaftikis, 1973)
Common name
Levant Blackneck
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Toxocampinae > Tribus: Toxocampini > Genus: Tathorhynchus
Wingspan
28-38 mm
Habitat
Tathorhynchus exsiccata can be found in open areas where the larval food plants exist.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Medicago sativa, Spartium junceum) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |