Ulochlaena hirta

Ulochlaena hirta
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ulochlaena
Species: U. hirta
Binomial name
Ulochlaena hirta
(Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua hirta Hubner, 1813

Ulochlaena hirta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region, east through Turkey, Iran and the Kopet Dag mountains to the southern Ural.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males have a wingspan of 21–35 mm. Females have reduced wings. Adults are on wing from mid October to the end of December in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the roots of various grasses. Pupation takes place underground. The species overwinters as an egg.

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