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Hadena clara

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Hadena clara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

Description

Warren states E. clara Stgr. Forewing ochreous whitish, dusted with dark; the lines fairly distinct; the stigmata obscure; hindwing ochreous white, the termen tinged with fuscous. Turkestan; — ab. celebrata Alph. [now Dichagyris celebrata ] is a dark form with the markings plainer, while ab. verecunda Pung. (7e) [now Dichagyris verecunda] is altogether paler and marked only by two dark costal spots.[1]

Subspecies

  • Hadena clara macedonica (Macedonia)
  • Hadena clara gladys (northern Iran)
  • Hadena clara weissi (Caucasus)
  • Hadena clara alpina (France)
  • Hadena clara dujardini (France)
  • Hadena clara nevadensis (Spain)
  • Hadena clara atlantis (Morocco)

Biology

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

The larvae probably feed on capsules of Caryophyllaceae species.

References

  1. ^ Warren, W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Hadena clara: Brief Summary

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Hadena clara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

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