Lygephila craccae

Scarce blackneck
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Lygephila
Species: L. craccae
Binomial name
Lygephila craccae
Synonyms
  • Noctua craccae
  • Phalaena nigricollis
  • Ophiusa craccae
  • Toxocampa craccae
  • Lygephila herrerai

Lygephila craccae, the scarce blackneck, is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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.

Subspecies

  • Lygephila craccae craccae
  • ?Lygephila craccae grisea
  • ?Lygephila craccae laevigata
  • Lygephila craccae riata
  • ?Lygephila craccae centralasiae

References


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