Oria musculosa, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
MOTH INFO
Oria musculosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
Noctua musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
Noctua nervosa (Stephens, 1829)
Leucania flava (Freyer, 1842)
Tapinostola frumentalis (Lindemann, 1883)
Tapinostola musculosa var. laeta (Alphéraky, 1889)
Sesamia flavescens (Hampson, 1902)
Common name
Brighton Wainscot
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Oria
Wingspan
28-34 mm
Habitat
Dry vegetation in hillslopes.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Aeluropus littoralis, Avena, Calamagrostis, Hordeum, Zea mays, Dactylis, etc.) and bores into the stems.
Flight period
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