Periphanes delphinii

Periphanes delphinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Periphanes
Species:	P. delphinii
Binomial name
Periphanes delphinii (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Pease Blossom (Periphanes delphinii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It can be found from Afghanistan and the steppe areas of Central Asia and Anatolia up to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and north-western Africa.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. The moths fly from May to June.

The larvae primarily feed on Delphinium consolida and Aconitum napellus.

External links

• www.lepiforum.de
• www.nic.funet.fi
• www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
• Fauna Europaea