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Hadena sancta

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Hadena sancta
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H. sancta
Binomial name
Hadena sancta
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia sancta Staudinger, 1859
  • Hadena protai Berio, 1978
  • Polia trisagittata Rothschild, 1914
  • Hadena trisagittata tripolensis Berio, 1978
  • Hadena trisagittata

Hadena sancta is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation in Israel.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena sancta sancta (Libya, Algeria)
  • Hadena sancta protai (Italy)
  • Hadena sancta turca (Turkey)
  • Hadena sancta cypriaca (Cyprus)
  • Hadena sancta atrifusa