Zethes insularis

Zethes insularis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. The species is found in the warmer parts of the Mediterranean area: Armenia and the Caucasus, Iraq, south-western Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Syria and Jordan.

Zethes insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zethes
Species:
Z. insularis
Binomial name
Zethes insularis
Rambur, 1833
Synonyms
  • Zethes natlyi
  • Zethes bruzzanaria

Adults are on wing from March to October. There are several generations per year.

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186 via Internet Archive.
  • Lepiforum e.V. (in German)


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