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Exophyla rectangularis

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Exophyla rectangularis
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E. rectangularis
Binomial name
Exophyla rectangularis
Geyer, 1828
Synonyms
  • Noctua rectangularis

Exophyla rectangularis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Carl Geyer in 1828. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, northern Italy, Mediterranean Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Turkmenistan.

There is one generation per year in the Middle East. Adults are on wing in early summer.

The larvae feed on Celtis, mostly Celtis australis.

  • 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.