Cryphia moeonis

Cryphia moeonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species: C. moeonis
Binomial name
Cryphia moeonis
(Lederer, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cryphia maeonis
  • Bryophila moeonis Lederer, 1865
  • Bryophila praecana Christoph, 1893
  • Bryophila maeonis f. centralis Draudt, 1931
  • Bryophila centralis occidentalis Osthelder, 1933

Cryphia moeonis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, mainly in steppes and semi-deserts. In the Levant it is found in Jordan and Israel.

Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on lichen.

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