''Apaidia mesogona'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
Jean Baptiste Godart
Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist.
Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) with writing the article on thes ...
in 1824. It is found in
Western Europe,
Sardinia,
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
and
North Africa.
The larvae feed on ''
Quercus suber'', ''
Thymus'', ''
Buxus sempervirens'' and ''
Lavandula'' species.
References
External links
''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1824
Lithosiina
Moths of Europe
Moths of Africa
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