Diaphora luctuosa

Diaphora luctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Diaphora
Species: D. luctuosa
Binomial name
Diaphora luctuosa
(Hübner, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx luctuosa Geyer, [1831]
  • Cycnia luctuosa
  • Arctia lugubris Herrich-Schaffer, [1844]
  • Spilosoma luctuosa djamila Schawerda, 1910
  • Spilosoma luctuosa djamila f. janeckoi Schawerda, 1910

Diaphora luctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hübner in 1831. It is found in the Alps, on the Balkan Peninsula and in the Black Sea region.[2]

The wingspan is 26–31 mm.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "Diaphora". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. ↑ Panfili, Paolo Mazzei,Daniel Morel,Raniero. "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it. Retrieved 2018-08-31.


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