Pericyma albidentaria
Pericyma albidentaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1842.[1] It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel.
| Pericyma albidentaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pericyma |
| Species: | P. albidentaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pericyma albidentaria (Freyer, 1842) | |
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There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from March to June and August to September.
The larvae feed on Alhagi species, including Alhagi camelorum.
References
- Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Pericyma albidentaria (Freyer, 1842)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
External links
- 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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