Amphipyra stix

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Amphipyra stix
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipyra
Species:
A. stix
Binomial name
Amphipyra stix

Amphipyra stix is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Armenia and Israel.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The forewings are dark grey to brown with a yellowish-grey to whitish-grey submarginal area. The hindwings are uniform whitish-grey, but somewhat darker on the edge. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Amphipyra stix Herrich-Schaffer 1850". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.