Sideridis lampra

Sideridis lampra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sideridis
Species:	S. lampra
Binomial name
	Sideridis lampra; (Schawerda, 1913)
Synonyms
	Sideridis evidens; Leucania evidens var. lampra Schawerda, 1913; Noctua evidens Hübner, [1808] ; Sideridis anapheles Nye, 1975;

Sideridis lampra is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern and central Europe, east to the Ural and Altai and in the south to eastern Turkey.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing mid April to the beginning of July and from mid August to the end of September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Berberis species, they prefer the flowers. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Berberis vulgaris and Echium vulgare.

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