Lygephila craccae

Scarce blackneck
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lygephila
Species: L. craccae
Binomial name
Lygephila craccae
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua craccae
  • Phalaena nigricollis
  • Ophiusa craccae
  • Toxocampa craccae
  • Lygephila herrerai

Lygephila craccae, the scarce blackneck, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in temperate Europe, north Asia, the Altai Mountains, Korea, Japan and China.

There is one generation per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing in early summer.

The larvae feed on Vicia, Coronilla, Astragalus and Lathyrus species.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. European Butterflies and Moths by Chris Jonko

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