Tathorhynchus exsiccata, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Tathorhynchus exsiccata
MOTH INFO
Tathorhynchus exsiccata is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
Synonyms
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 oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Leguminosae (Medicago sativa, Spartium junceum).
Flight period
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