Lygephila craccae
| Scarce blackneck | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lygephila |
| Species: | L. craccae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygephila craccae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Lygephila craccae, the scarce blackneck, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in temperate Europe, north Asia, the Altai Mountains, Korea, Japan and China.
There is one generation per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing in early summer.
The larvae feed on Vicia, Coronilla, Astragalus and Lathyrus species.[1]
Subspecies
- Lygephila craccae craccae
- ?Lygephila craccae grisea
- ?Lygephila craccae laevigata
- Lygephila craccae riata
- ?Lygephila craccae centralasiae
References
- ↑ European Butterflies and Moths by Chris Jonko
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