Dichagyris flammatra

Dichagyris flammatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dichagyris
Species: D. flammatra
Binomial name
Dichagyris flammatra
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Ochropleura flammatra
  • Noctua flammatra
  • Agrotis deleta
  • Agrotis basiclavis
  • Basistriga flammatra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

The Black Collar (Dichagyris flammatra) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Western Siberia, Armenia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tibet, Afghanistan and Northern India.

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to September depending on the location. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on wild strawberry and dandelion.


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