Autophila limbata
| Autophila limbata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autophila |
| Species: | A. limbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Autophila limbata (Staudinger, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Autophila limbata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern France, Southern Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, the Crimea, the Near East, Iran, Transcaucasia and Turkmenistan.
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Astragalus echinus and Ononbrychis species.
Subspecies
- Autophila limbata limbata
- Autophila limbata lydia
External links
- European Butterflies and Moths by Chris Jonko
- Species info