Axia margarita

Axia margarita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cimeliidae
Genus: Axia
Species: A. margarita
Binomial name
Axia margarita
(Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua margarita Hübner, 1813
  • Cimelia andalusica Marten, 1934

Axia margarita is a moth of the Cimeliidae family. It is found in Morocco, Spain, southern France, Istria and southern Carniola.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm. Adults are mainly on wing during the day. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Euphorbium species.

Subspecies

References

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