Standfussiana sturanyi, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Standfussiana sturanyi, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Standfussiana sturanyi (Rebel, 1906)

MOTH INFO

Standfussiana sturanyi is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece. The taxon sturanyi was previously considered a subspecies (or synonym) of Standfussiana defessa. Since the 1990s, Standfussiana sturanyi has been considered a separate species, an endemic of Cretan high mountain, i.e Lefka Ori, Dikti.

Scientific name

Standfussiana sturanyi (Rebel, 1906)

Agrotis sturanyi (Rebel, 1906)

Standfussiana defessa (Lederer, 1858)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Standfussiana

Wingspan

36-43 mm

Habitat

Open dry shrubland, rocky slopes, phrygana.

Food plant

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       
Links

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