Condica viscosa
Condica viscosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Condica |
Species: | C. viscosa
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Binomial name | |
Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
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Condica viscosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1831. It is found from southern Europe[1] and North Africa[2] to Arabia and the southern parts of western Asia (including Asia Minor, Israel and Iran). The habitat consists of lowland areas near the coast, including dry slopes, road side verges, dry river beds or fallow land.[3]
The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and in October.[4]
The larvae feed on Inula viscosa,[5] and .[6]
Subspecies[]
- Condica viscosa viscosa
- Condica viscosa meridiana Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010 (Yemen)
- Condica viscosa persicola Wiltshire, 1952
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology
- ^ Noctuidae.de
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)". Insecta.pro.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1831
- Condicinae
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of the Middle East
- Noctuidae stubs