Hecatera bicolorata, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Hecatera bicolorata, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)

MOTH INFO

Hecatera bicolorata is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)

Phalaena bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)

Mamestra bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)

Noctua serena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Phalaena (Noctua) placida (Esper, 1791)

Noctua hieracii (Borkhausen, 1793)

Noctua monticola (Duponchel, 1826)

Polia leuconota (Eversmann, 1837)

Hecatera intermedia (Walker, 1858)

Mamestra serena var. obscura (Staudinger, 1861)

Common name

Broad-barred White

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera

Wingspan

27-33 mm

Habitat

Sunny slopes and forest edges, dry and warm meadows, fallow land, and warm shrubland.

Food Plant

The larva is oligophagous and feeds on the flower heads of Compositae (Lactuca serriola, Lactuca sativa (Lettuce), Hieracium, Sonchus oleraceus, etc).

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