Panchrysia aurea

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Panchrysia aurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Tribe: Plusiini
Subtribe: Euchalciina
Genus: Panchrysia
Species:
P. aurea
Binomial name
Panchrysia aurea
(Hübner, 1803) [1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua aureaHubner, 1803
  • Noctua deaurataEsper, 1787 (nec. Goeze, 1781)
  • Panchrysia deaurata(Esper, 1787)
  • Plusia semiargenteaAlpheraky, 1889

Panchrysia aurea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe and western and central Asia. The range extends from Portugal, east to Tian Shan, the Altai and the north-western Himalayas. In central Europe, it is found in the southern Alps, lower Austria and the mountains on the Balkan Peninsula.

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The wingspan is 40–44 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to June and from July to September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Thalictrum species. Full-grown larvae are white. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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