Tathorhynchus exsiccata, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

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
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

butterfliesofcrete.com