Acontia trabealis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

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