Ocnogyna loewii
Appearance
Ocnogyna loewii | |
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Caterpillar in Beit Guvrin National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Ocnogyna |
Species: | O. loewii
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Binomial name | |
Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846)
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Synonyms | |
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Ocnogyna loewii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Asia Minor, Cyprus,[1] Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.[2]
The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.
The larvae feed Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum and Trifolium species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Ocnogyna loewii loewii (Asia Minor, Near East)
- Ocnogyna loewii armena Staudinger, 1871 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan)
- Ocnogyna loewii pallidior Christoph, 1884 (Kopet Dagh, Badhyz, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan)
References
[edit]- ^ Konstantinou, George (21 July 2015). "Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846), Μαρτούδκια". Biodiversity of Cyprus by NGO Protection of the Natural Heritage and the Biodiversity of Cyprus.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 27 September 2019.