Spodoptera cilium, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Spodoptera cilium, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Spodoptera cilium (Guenee, 1852)

MOTH INFO

Spodoptera cilium is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Spodoptera cilium (Guenee, 1852)

Spodoptera capicola (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Laphygma cycloides (Guenée, 1852)

Caradrina latebrosa (Lederer, 1855)

Caradrina orbicularis (Walker, 1857)

Caradrina praeterita (Walker, 1857)

Caradrina insignata (Walker, 1857)

Laphygma procedens (Walker, 1857)

Agrotis infixa (Walker, 1862)

Laphygma obliterans (Walker, 1862)

Laphygma imperviata (Walker, 1865)

Spodoptera insulsa (Walker, 1865)

Laphygma retrahens (Walker, 1870)

Spodoptera abyssinia var. europaea (Fernández, 1928)

Common name

Dark Mottled Willow

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Prodeniini > Genus: Spodoptera

Wingspan

28-34 mm

Habitat

Dry grasslands.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Poaceae (Gramineae, Oryza, Cynodon dactylon, Digitaria didactyla), Solanaceae (Capsicum annuum), etc.

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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