Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803

Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803

Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803 is a single-brooded noctuid moth found from Southern Europe to Western Asia whose larvae feed on several plant genera.

Family
Genus
Omphalophana
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803

Omphalophana antirrhinii Hübner, 1803 is a moth species that belongs to the Noctuidae family. This moth can be found in a range extending from southern France across most of southern Europe – excluding the far western region of the Iberian Peninsula – through Corsica and Sardinia, and further east to northern Iraq, western Iran, Jordan, and Israel. The wingspan of adult Omphalophana antirrhinii measures between 26 and 32 mm. Adults of this species are active between March and May. The moth produces one new generation each year. The larvae of Omphalophana antirrhinii feed on species from the genera Antirrhinum, Linaria, Cephalaria, Delphinium, and Scabiosa.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Omphalophana

More from Noctuidae

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

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