Biology:Calophasia opalina

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Short description: Species of moth

Calophasia opalina
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Calophasia
Species:
C. opalina
Binomial name
Calophasia opalina
(Esper, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena opalina Esper, 1793
  • Phalaena casta Borkhausen, 1793
  • Calophasia castior Stauder, 1923

Calophasia opalina is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1793.[1] It is found from Southern Europe to Central Asia.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves and flowers Antirrhinum, Delphinium and Linaria species. The pupae of the second generation overwinter.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13450719 entry