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)

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 larva is oligophagous on Convolvulaceae (Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia sepium) and feeds οn the leaves.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

butterfliesofcrete.com