Clytie scotorrhiza

Clytie scotorrhiza is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Israel, the Sinai, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Clytie scotorrhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Clytie
Species:
C. scotorrhiza
Binomial name
Clytie scotorrhiza
Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
  • Clytie scotorrhiza orthomelaina

There is probably one generation per year. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae probably feed on Tamarix species, including Tamarix aphyla.

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 via Internet Archive.
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