Hoplodrina ambigua, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Hoplodrina ambigua, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Hoplodrina ambigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

MOTH INFO

Hoplodrina ambigua is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Hoplodrina ambigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Noctua ambigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Noctua plantaginis (Hübner, 1813)

Orthosia uniformis (Swinhoe, 1885)

Common name

Vine’s Rustic

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Caradrinini > Genus: Hoplodrina

Wingspan

27-34 mm

Habitat

Woodlands, rocky slopes, meadows, glades, and forest edges. 

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants i.e. Compositae (Lactuca, Leontodon, Taraxacum), Caryophyllaceae (Arenaria), Labiatae (Medicago), Polygonaceae (Rumex), Plantaginaceae (Plantago), Rubiaceae (Galium mollugo), Scrophulariaceae (Verbascum), etc.

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

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Lepidoptera Mundi

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