Biology:Cryphia ereptricula

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Short description: Species of moth

Cryphia ereptricula
Bryophila ereptricula.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species:
C. ereptricula
Binomial name
Cryphia ereptricula
Treitschke, 1825[1]
Synonyms
  • Bryophila ereptricula
  • Bryophila ereptripula

Cryphia ereptricula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of central and southern Europe, from Sweden and Finland , south to Italy and Greece and from Germany east to Belarus . It has also been recorded from Spain .

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on lichen and algae.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q151131 entry