Dicycla oo

Dicycla oo
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dicycla
Species: D. oo
Binomial name
Dicycla oo
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena oo Linnaeus, 1758
  • Phalaena Bombyx oo Linnaeus, 1758
  • Noctua ferruginago Hübner, [1803]
  • Noctua renago Haworth, 1809

The Heart Moth (Dicycla oo) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found locally in Europe. It is also present in Turkey, Transcaucasia, the Caucasus, Israel, Iran and Iraq.

The wingspan is 32–39 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as an egg.

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