Orthosia cypriaca is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to the Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Cyprus.
| Orthosia cypriaca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Orthosia |
| Species: | O. cypriaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthosia cypriaca Hacker, 1996
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Adults are on wing from January to March. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on deciduous trees.
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