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Ocnogyna zoraida

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Ocnogyna zoraida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species:
O. zoraida
Binomial name
Ocnogyna zoraida
(Graslin, [1837] 1836)
Synonyms
  • Chelonia zoraida Graslin, 1837
  • Chelonia hemigena de Graslin, 1850

Ocnogyna zoraida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Graslin in 1836 or 1837. It is found in France, Spain and Portugal.[1]

The wingspan is 21-35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Plantago, Achillea, Taraxacum, Rumex, Urtica, Salvia, Astragalus, Galium and Ulex species.[3] Larvae can be found from July to August.

Subspecies

  • Ocnogyna zoraida zoraida (Spain: Andalusia)
  • Ocnogyna zoraida hemigena (Graslin, 1850) (Pyrenees)


References

  1. ^ lepidoptera.eu
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ Ocnogyna at funet
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