Cymbalophora pudica

Cymbalophora pudica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Cymbalophora
Species: C. pudica
Binomial name
Cymbalophora pudica
(Esper, 1784)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Bombyx) pudica Esper, 1785
  • Noctua tesselata de Villers, 1789
  • ulmi de Villers, 1789
  • bayardi Le Charles, 1922
  • Euprepia (Cymbalophora) pudica rosina Zerny, 1927
  • Cymbalophora pudica f. nigerrima Turati, 1919

Cymbalophora pudica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Southern Europe and Western North Africa.

The wingspan is 35–42 mm. The moths are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses and Taraxacum officinale and other low growing plants.

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