Dryobotodes carbonis, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Dryobotodes carbonis, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Dryobotodes carbonis (Wagner, 1931)

MOTH INFO

Dryobotodes carbonis is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Dryobotodes carbonis (Wagner, 1931)

Dryobota roboris ssp. carbonis (F. Wagner, 1931)

Dryobotodes roboris taurica (Osthelder, 1933)

Dryobotodes europaea (Pinker, 1976)

Common name

Jaspe olympien

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Dryobotodes

Wingspan

26-31 mm

Habitat
Shrubland with Quercus, rocky slopes.
Food plant

The larva is monophagous and feeds on the leaves of Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus pubescens).

Flight period
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Links

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