Hecatera dysodea, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis

Hecatera dysodea, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

MOTH INFO

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

Scientific name

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Noctua dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Mamestra dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Phalaena (Noctua) ornata (Villers, 1789)

Noctua spinaciae (Vieweg, 1790)

Phalaena (Noctua) flavicincta var. minor (Esper, 1790)

Phalaena (Noctua) chrysozona (Borkhausen, 1792)

Noctua ranunculina (Haworth, 1809)

Polia caduca (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

Hecatera koechlini (Thierry-Mieg, 1889)

Polia subflava (Warren, 1909)

Polia faroulti (Rothschild, 1914)

Polia antitypina (Rothschild, 1914)

Common name

Small Ranunculus

Classification

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

Wingspan

24-32 mm

Habitat

Sunny slopes, dry and warm meadows.

Food plant

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

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

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