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Arctia dejeani

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Arctia dejeani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hyphoraia
Species:
H. dejeani
Binomial name
Hyphoraia dejeani
(Godart, 1822)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chelonia dejeani Godart, 1822
  • Hyphoraia dejeani carpetana Agenjo, 1937

Hyphoraia dejeani is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1822. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 41–42 mm.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Plantago species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hyphoraia dejeani (Godart, 1822)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2019.