Eucarta virgo
| Eucarta virgo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Eucarta |
| Species: | E. virgo |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucarta virgo Treitschke, 1778 | |
The Silvery Gem (Eucarta virgo) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in South, Southeast and Central Europe.
The wingspan is 25–36 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Tanacetum vulgare.
External links
- Lepiforum
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Fauna Europaea
- Bernd Schacht's Noctuidae.de