Ocnogyna loewii Zeller, 1846 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ocnogyna loewii Zeller, 1846

Ocnogyna loewii Zeller, 1846

Ocnogyna loewii is an Erebidae moth described in 1846, found across parts of western and central Asia.

Family
Genus
Ocnogyna
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ocnogyna loewii Zeller, 1846

Ocnogyna loewii is a moth species in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. This moth is found in Asia Minor, Cyprus, the Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, and Afghanistan. Its wingspan measures 27 to 28 millimeters. Adult moths are active from March to May each year. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the genera Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum, and Trifolium.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Ocnogyna

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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