Cymbalophora pudica

Cymbalophora pudica


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Cymbalophora
Species:	C. pudica
Binomial name
*Cymbalophora pudica* (Esper, 1784)^[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Bombyx) pudica Esper, 1785 Noctua tesselata de Villers, 1789 ulmi de Villers, 1789 bayardi Le Charles, 1922 Euprepia (Cymbalophora) pudica rosina Zerny, 1927 Cymbalophora pudica f. nigerrima Turati, 1919

Cymbalophora pudica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Southern Europe and Western North Africa.

The wingspan is 35–42 mm. The moths are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses and Taraxacum officinale and other low growing plants.

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