Anarta trifolii, Crete - photo © Nils Rogn

Anarta trifolii, Crete - photo © Nils Rogn

Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)

MOTH INFO

Anarta trifolii is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)

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 larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a veriety of 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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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

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