Cryphia petrea

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Cryphia petrea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species:
C. petrea
Binomial name
Cryphia petrea
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Bryophila petreaGuenée, 1852
  • Bryophila contristansLederer, 1857
  • Bryophila petrea var. hoerhammeriSchawerda, 1927
  • Bryophila petrea f. ramosanaDraudt, 1931
  • Bryophila petrea f. transversaDraudt, 1931

Cryphia petrea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Spain through North Africa to the Near East and Middle East. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.

Adults are on wing in August in Israel. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on lichen.

Subspecies


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