Calophasia platyptera
| Calophasia platyptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Calophasia |
| Species: | C. platyptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophasia platyptera (Esper, [1788]) | |
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The Antirrhinum Brocade (Calophasia platyptera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East, western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from early spring to November. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Antirrhinum and Linaria species.
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