Dichagyris flammatra, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Dichagyris flammatra, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Dichagyris flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

MOTH INFO

Dichagyris flammatra is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Dichagyris flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Noctua flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Ochropleura flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Basistriga flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Agrotis deleta (Kollar, 1849)

Agrotis basiclavis (Walker, 1857)

Common name

Black Collar

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Dichagyris

Wingspan

42-60 mm

Ενδιαίτημα

Open dry shrubland, rocky slopes, phrygana.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of various grasses.

Flight period
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