Cryphia moeonis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, mainly in steppes and semi-deserts. In the Levant it is found in Jordan and Israel.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Cryphia |
Species: | C. moeonis
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Binomial name | |
Cryphia moeonis (Lederer, 1865)
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Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on lichen.
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