Dysauxes punctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Russia[1] and North Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Dysauxes |
| Species: | D. punctata
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| Dysauxes punctata (Fabricius, 1781)
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The wingspan is 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from May to mid-September in two generations per year.
The larvae are polyphagous on low-growing plants,[3] including Taraxacum, Senecio, Plantago and Lactuca species.[4]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dysauxes punctata (Fabricius, 1781)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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