Epilecta linogrisea

Epilecta linogrisea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Epilecta
Species: E. linogrisea
Binomial name
Epilecta linogrisea
Synonyms
  • Noctua linogrisea

Epilecta linogrisea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Algeria, Morocco, the Caucasus, Armenia, Turkey, North-Western Iran, Syria, Israel and Lebanon.

The wingspan is 32–41 mm. The adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, such as Digitalis purpurea and Stellaria and Primula species.

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