Periphanes delphinii
| Periphanes delphinii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Periphanes |
| Species: | P. delphinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Periphanes delphinii (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Pease Blossom (Periphanes delphinii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It can be found from Afghanistan and the steppe areas of Central Asia and Anatolia up to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and north-western Africa.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 30–36 mm. The moths fly from May to June.
The larvae primarily feed on Delphinium consolida and Aconitum napellus.
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