Diacrisia sannio
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| Diacrisia sannio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Diacrisia |
| Species: | D. sannio |
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| Diacrisia sannio (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in North Africa and South-East Asia.
Arctiidae - Diacrisia sannio
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. The moth flies June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and herbaceous plants.
Subspecies
- Diacrisia sannio sannio
- Diacrisia sannio armeniaca
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