Lycophotia erythrina

Lycophotia erythrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuinae
Genus: Lycophotia
Species: L. erythrina
Binomial name
Lycophotia erythrina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Synonyms
  • Agrotis erythrina

Lycophotia erythrina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found around the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean coast of Europe in Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Northern Italy and Albania.

It has a wingspan of 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.

The larva feed on Erica species.

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