Tytroca dispar

Tytroca dispar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Tytroca
Species:	T. dispar
Binomial name
	Tytroca dispar; (Püngeler, 1904)
Synonyms
	Pericyma dispar; Cortyta dallonii; Cortyta sabulifera; Cortyta dispar margarita; Tytroca dispar puengeleri;

Tytroca dispar is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1904. It is found in semi-deserts and deserts from the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai.

The female adult of this species has a wingspan of 27 mm.^[1]

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

References

^ Püngeler, R. (1904). "Neue palaearktische Macrolepidopteren". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Bd.16, p.290/291 Taf.VI, fig.7, 7a. (in German) - via Biodiveristy Heritage Library.

Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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