Grammodes bifasciata

Grammodes bifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species: G. bifasciata
Binomial name
Grammodes bifasciata
(Petagna, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Noctua bifasciata
  • Phalaena linearis
  • Phalaena chalciptera
  • Noctua parallelaris

Grammodes bifasciata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Madagascar, eastern Africa, North Africa and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin, including Israel.

There are multiple generations per year in Africa. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Rubus, Cistus (especially Cistus salviifolius), Smilax and Polygonum species.

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