Eremohadena chenopodiphaga, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Eremohadena chenopodiphaga, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Eremohadena chenopodiphaga (Rambur, 1832)

MOTH INFO

Eremohadena chenopodiphaga is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Eremohadena chenopodiphaga (Rambur, 1832)

Mamestra chenopodiphaga (Rambur, 1832)

Pseudohadena chenopodiphaga (Rambur, 1832)

Common name

Noctuelle de la Salsovie

Classification

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

Wingspan

47 mm

Habitat

Coastal areas, dry and warm areas where larval food plants are present.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Amaranthaceae (Suaeda vera, Atriplex, Salsola, Halimione portulacoides).

Flight period
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Links

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