Rhabdophera arefacta

Rhabdophera arefacta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Swinhoe in 1884. The species is found in India, Pakistan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Iraq.

Rhabdophera arefacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rhabdophera
Species:
R. arefacta
Binomial name
Rhabdophera arefacta
Swinhoe, 1884
Synonyms
  • Rhabdophera messrae Staudinger, 1897

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing from March to November.

The larvae feed on Prosopis stephaniana.

  • 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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