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Moma alpium

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Scarce merveille du jour
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Moma
Species:
M. alpium
Binomial name
Moma alpium
(Osbeck, 1778)

Moma alpium (scarce merveille du jour) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

Larva
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak, European beech and birch.

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