Gortyna xanthenes

Gortyna xanthenes, the artichoke moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1842. It is found on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta as well as in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.[1]

Gortyna xanthenes
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G. xanthenes
Binomial name
Gortyna xanthenes
Germar, 1842
Synonyms
  • Hydroecia franciscae Turati 1913
  • Hydroecia ifranae Le Cerf 1933

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