Dypterygia scabriuscula

Dypterygia scabriuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dypterygia
Species: D. scabriuscula
Binomial name
Dypterygia scabriuscula
Linnaeus, 1758

The Bird’s Wing (Dypterygia scabriuscula) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in Europe and Western Asia.

The wingspan is 32–37 mm. The moths flies from April to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on Rumex and Polygonum aviculare.

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