Ocnogyna loewii

Ocnogyna loewii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species: O. loewii
Binomial name
Ocnogyna loewii
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma loewii Zeller, 1846
  • Ocnogyna loewii f. andresi Draudt, 1931
  • Ocnogyna loewii daghestana Dubatolov, 1996

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.

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