| The Lychnis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hadena |
| Species: | H. bicruris |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadena bicruris Hufnagel, 1766 |
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The Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe.
This species has dark brown forewings marked with two prominent white-bordered stigmata and a white subterminal line. The hindwings are buffish, darkening to brown towards the margin but with a prominent white fringe. The wingspan is 30-40 mm. One or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen between May and September. Flight is from June to July.[1]
The larva feeds on various Caryophyllaceae such as Dianthus, Lychnis, Saponaria and Silene. The species overwinters as a pupa.