Polytela cliens

Polytela cliens is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found through North Africa and the Sahara to Israel, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula and to southern Iran.

Polytela cliens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Polytela
Species:
P. cliens
Binomial name
Polytela cliens
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Euphasia cliens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Glottula orientalis Hampson, 1894
  • Polytela cliens aethiopica Sheljuzhko, 1960
  • Polytela cliens tanit Rungs, 1972

Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year. Part of the pupae diapause up to several years.

Recorded food plants include Dipcadi serotinum and Pancratium tortuosum.


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