Calophasia platyptera, Crete - photo © Paul Hopkins

Calophasia platyptera, Crete - photo © Paul Hopkins

Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)

MOTH INFO

Calophasia platyptera is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)

Phalaena canterius (Villers, 1789)

Noctua tenera (Hübner, 1803)

Cleophana olbiena (Duponchel, 1842)

Common name

Antirrhinum Brocade

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Oncocnemidinae > Genus: Calophasia

Wingspan

24-32 mm

Habitat

Warm and dry semi-open habitats.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Plantaginaceae (Linaria, Antirrhinum majus, Misopates orontium) and feeds on the leaves.

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

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