Rhyacia arenacea is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is widespread in the steppe and semi-desert zone of the central Palearctic realm.

Rhyacia arenacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Rhyacia
Species:
R. arenacea
Binomial name
Rhyacia arenacea
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Episilia arenacea Hampson, 1907
  • Rhyacia pseudosimulans Kozhanchikov, 1929

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

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.

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