Lygephila lusoria

Lygephila lusoria is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1] It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, European south-eastern Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel.

Female Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae
Male Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae

Lygephila lusoria
Female Lygephila lusoria lusoria
Male Lygephila lusoria lusoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lygephila
Species:
L. lusoria
Binomial name
Lygephila lusoria
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lusoria Linnaeus 1758
  • Ophiusa orobi Duponchel, 1842
  • Ophiusa sublutea Warren, 1913

There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Vicia and Astragalus species.

Subspecies

  • Lygephila lusoria lusoria
  • Lygephila lusoria glycyrrhizae (Rambur, 1866) (Spain)

Lygephila amasina and Lygephila subpicata were previously treated as subspecies of Lygephila lusoria.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus 1758)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.


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