Anarta trifolii, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Anarta trifolii
MOTH INFO
Anarta trifolii is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Anarta trifolii
Synonyms
Phalaena trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Hadula trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctua chenopodii (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phalaena (Noctua) verna (Esper, 1787)
Phalaena (Noctua) saucia (Esper, 1790)
Noctua infraina (Haworth, 1809)
Noctua contribulis (Duponchel, 1827)
Orthosia farkasii (Treitschke, 1835)
Apamea inquieta (Walker, 1857)
Hadena intermissa (Walker, 1857)
Apamea glaucovaria(Walker, 1860)
Mamestra canescens (Moore, 1878)
Scotogramma cinnamomina (Rothschild, 1913)
Cardepia taylori (Rothschild, 1921)
Common name
Nutmeg, Clover Cutworm
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Anarta
Wingspan
31-37 mm
Habitat
Gardens, parks, forest edges, grasslands, and glades.
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on the leaves of various plants, i.e. Amaranthaceae (Atriplex prostrata, Beta vulgaris, Atriplex halimus, Chenopodium album, Atriplex patula), Umbelliferae (Apium graveolens), Convolvulaceae (Convolvulus arvensis), Onagraceae (Epilobium hirsutum), Polygonaceae (Polygonum aviculare), Leguminosae (Trifolium), etc.
Flight period
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