Dichagyris flammatra
| Dichagyris flammatra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Dichagyris |
| Species: | D. flammatra |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichagyris flammatra Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
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The Black Collar (Dichagyris flammatra) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Western Siberia, Armenia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tibet, Afghanistan and Northern India.
The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to September depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on wild strawberry and dandelion.
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