Tiliacea cypreago ssp ulriki, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Tiliacea cypreago ssp ulriki, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Tiliacea cypreago ssp. ulriki (Fibiger, 1992)

MOTH INFO

Tiliacea cypreago ssp. ulriki is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece. It is a Cretan endemic subspecies of Tiliacea cypreago (Hampson, 1906).

Scientific name

Tiliacea cypreago ssp. ulriki (Fibiger, 1992)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Tiliacea

Wingspan

25-26 mm

Habitat
Phrygana, shady rocky areas, and shrubland.
Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Populus, Quercus, Salix, Tilia, etc.

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

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e. V.

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