Hadena perplexa
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Hadena perplexa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Hadena |
Species: | H. perplexa |
Binomial name | |
Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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The Tawny Shears or Pod Lover (Hadena perplexa) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, northern and central Asia, northern India and western China.
The wingspan is 27–36 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May in one generation in Israel. In Europe flying from April to June, depending on the micro climate of the habitat locally bivoltine, flying from April to June and from August to September.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Dianthus, Lychnis and Silene species. Other recorded food plants include Melandrium viscosum, Melandrium rubrum and Viscaria vulgaris.[1]
Subspecies
- Hadena perplexa perplexa
- Hadena perplexa paghmana (Afghanistan)
- Hadena perplexa plantei
- Hadena perplexa capsophila
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