Amphipyra effusa

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Amphipyra effusa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Amphipyra
Species:	A. effusa
Binomial name
*Amphipyra effusa* Boisduval, 1828
Synonyms
Pyrois effusa(Boisduval, 1828)

Amphipyra effusa is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Mediterranean region and Asia.

The wingspan is 41–48 mm. The moth flies from May to September.In southern France (Hérault )it is often encountered in the caves of Occitania, mating here for a long time (summer)

The larvae feed on various plants, including Ferula , Populus , Erica , Cytisus and Cistus .

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Taxon identifiers
Amphipyra effusa	Wikidata: Q474949 BioLib: 53632 BOLD: 524805 CoL: 93QCG EoL: 18777377 Fauna Europaea: 449276 Fauna Europaea (new): ac4e3344-25a2-4d19-b8e5-f93a5e8325bc GBIF: 4534691 iNaturalist: 596527 LepIndex: 268715 MaBENA: PyroiEffus NBN: NHMSYS0021460068 NCBI: 1869456 Open Tree of Life: 3200283

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