Parexarnis photophila

Parexarnis photophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Parexarnis
Species: P. photophila
Binomial name
Parexarnis photophila
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Actebia (Parexarnis) photophila (Guenée, 1852)
  • Actebia photophila (Guenée, 1852)
  • Agrotis photophila Guenée, 1852
  • Agrotis ignipeta Oberthür, 1876

Parexarnis photophila is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands (La Gomera, Tenerife and Fuerteventura) and in Morocco, Algeria and the southern tip of Spain.

The wingspan is 45-55 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July depending.

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