Callopistria latreillei, Crete - photo © Heiner Ziegler

Callopistria latreillei, Crete - photo © Heiner Ziegler

Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1828)

MOTH INFO

Callopistria latreillei is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1828)

Noctua latreillei (Duponchel, 1828)

Methorasa latreillei (Duponchel, 1828)

Common name

Latreille’s Latin

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Eriopinae > Genus: Callopistria

Wingspan

26-30 mm

Habitat

Rocky slopes, and deciduous forests.

Food Plant

The larva is narrowly polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of several plants i.e. Aspleniaceae (Asplenium ceterach), etc.

Flight Period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

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