Anarta mendax is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the south-eastern Balkans, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Transcaucasia.

Anarta mendax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anarta
Species:
A. mendax
Binomial name
Anarta mendax
(Staudinger, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Hadula mendax (Staudinger, 1879)
  • Calocestra mendax Staudinger, 1879

Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies

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  • Anarta mendax mendax
  • Anarta mendax occidentalis
  • Anarta mendax phoenicica

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