Biology:Sideridis lampra

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Short description: Species of moth

Sideridis lampra
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sideridis
Species:
S. lampra
Binomial name
Sideridis lampra
(Schawerda, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Hübner, [1808]
  • Nye, 1975 Leucania evidens var. lampra
  • Sideridis evidens Schawerda, 1913
  • Noctua evidens Sideridis anapheles

Sideridis lampra is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern and central Europe, east to the Ural and Altai and in the south to eastern Turkey.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing mid April to the beginning of July and from mid August to the end of September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Berberis species, they prefer the flowers. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Berberis vulgaris and Echium vulgare.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q856208 entry