Pericyma albidentaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1842.[1] It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pericyma |
Species: | P. albidentaria
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Binomial name | |
Pericyma albidentaria (Freyer, 1842)
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There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from March to June and August to September.
The larvae feed on Alhagi species, including Alhagi camelorum.
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edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Pericyma albidentaria (Freyer, 1842)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
External links
edit- Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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