Calophasia platyptera

Calophasia platyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Calophasia
Species:	C. platyptera
Binomial name
	Calophasia platyptera; (Esper, [1788])
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Noctua) platyptera Esper, 1788; Phalaena (Noctua) platyptera Esper, 1796; Phalaena (Noctua) canterius Villers, 1789; Noctua tenera Hübner, [1803]; Cleophana olbiena Duponchel, 1842; Calophasia platyptera var. subalbida Staudinger, 1901;

The Antirrhinum Brocade (Calophasia platyptera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East, western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from early spring to November. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Antirrhinum and Linaria species.

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