Acontia trabealis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)
MOTH INFO
Acontia trabealis is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Phalaena sulphuralis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Noctua sulphurea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tinea arlequinetta (Geoffroy, 1785)
Phalaena trabeata (Borkhausen, 1790)
Bombyx lugubris (Fabricius, 1793)
Erastria pardalina (Walker, 1865)
Common name
Spotted Sulphur
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acontiinae > Tribus: Acontiini > Genus: Acontia
Wingspan
18-24 mm
Habitat
Ruderal terrain, roadsides, xerophilous hill slopes, embankments, and grasslands.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva feeds οn the leaves of Convolvulaceae (Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia sepium).
Flight period
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