Ocnogyna loewii
| Ocnogyna loewii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ocnogyna |
| Species: | O. loewii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846) | |
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Ocnogyna loewii is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1846. It is found in Asia Minor, Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.[1]
The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.[2]
The larvae feed Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum and Trifolium species.
Subspecies
- Ocnogyna loewii loewii (Asia Minor, Near East)
- Ocnogyna loewii armena Staudinger, 1871 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan)
- Ocnogyna loewii pallidior Christoph, 1884 (Kopet Dagh, Badhyz, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan)