Cryphia Petrea

''Cryphia petrea'' is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It is found from Spain through North Africa to the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and Middle East. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Adults are on wing in August in Israel. There is one generation per year. The larvae probably feed on

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.''Bryophila (Moureia) petrea'' Guenée, 1852 on Fauna Europaea''Bryophila petrea'' Guenée, 1852 on Lepiforum.de
Cryphia Moths of Europe Moths of the Middle East Taxa named by Achille Guenée Moths described in 1852 {{Bryophilinae-stub