Dichagyris flammatra
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | D. flammatra
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| Dichagyris flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Dichagyris flammatra, the black collar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, western Siberia, Armenia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tibet, Afghanistan and northern India.
The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to September depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on wild strawberry and dandelion.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dichagyris flammatra. |
- Kimber, Ian. "73.310 BF2101 Black Collar Dichagyris flammatra ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Lepiforum e.V.
Categories:
- Dichagyris
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1775
- Dichagyris stubs