Metopoceras felicina

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Metopoceras felicina
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M. felicina
Binomial name
Metopoceras felicina
(Donzel, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Polia felicina Donzel, 1844

Metopoceras felicina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, and the western parts of the Maghreb countries. This is a thermophilous species found in Thermo and Meso-Mediterranean habitats with xerophilous grasslands and light scrubland.

Adults are on wing from February to June. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies[]

  • Metopoceras felicina felicina
  • Metopoceras felicina calderana (Canary Islands)
  • Metopoceras felicina purpurariae (Canary Islands)

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