Abrostola asclepiadis
Abrostola asclepiadis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Tribe: | Abrostolini |
Genus: | Abrostola |
Species: | A. asclepiadis |
Binomial name | |
Abrostola asclepiadis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Abrostola asclepiadis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South and Central Europe as far north as Finland and Sweden, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, which contains toxic alkaloids and is unpalatable to most generalist herbivores.
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