Cornutiplusia circumflexa, Crete - photo © https://observation.org/observation/135198988/
Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
MOTH INFO
Cornutiplusia circumflexa is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Phalaena circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Noctua lunata (Fabricius, 1787)
Cornutiplusia flexuosa (Donovan, 1807)
Plusia graphica (Herrich-Schäffer, [851)
Plusia patefacta (Walker, [858]
Plusia reticulata (Moore, 1882)
Common name
Essex Y
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Cornutiplusia
Wingspan
34-50 mm
Habitat
Food plant
The widely polyphagous larva feeds on the leaves of various plants i.e. Geraniaceae (Geranium), Urticaceae (Urtica), Brassicaceae (Brassica), Compositae (Sonchus, Calendula, Bidens), Leguminosae (Bituminaria, Lotus), Solanaceae (Nicotiana glauca), Boraginaceae (Echium), etc.
Flight period
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