Dryobotodes tenebrosa, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Dryobotodes tenebrosa (Esper, 1789)
MOTH INFO
Dryobotodes tenebrosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Dryobotodes tenebrosa (Esper, 1789)
Phalaena tenebrosa (Esper, 1789)
Noctua saportae (Duponchel, 1826)
Hadena ilicis (Freyer, 1839)
Common name
Sombre Brocade
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Dryobotodes
Wingspan
32-34 mm
Habitat
Shrubland with Quercus, rocky slopes.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous and feeds on the leaves of Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex).
Flight period
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