Epharmottomena eremophila

Epharmottomena eremophila is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Rebel in 1895. It is found from Morocco and the western parts of the Sahara, to Sinai, Israel and Syria.

Epharmottomena eremophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Epharmottomena
Species:
E. eremophila
Binomial name
Epharmottomena eremophila
(Rebel, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Epharmottomena plumbizonata
  • Epharmottomena costiplaga
  • Epharmottomena lacroisi

There are probably two generations per year. Adults are on wing in from September to April.

  • 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 – via Internet Archive.
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