''Dichagyris celsicola'' 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 in
Greece,
France,
Italy and
Turkey. It might also be present in
Iran and
Iraq.
The
wingspan is about 35 mm.Warren (1914) states ''E celsicola'' Bell. (7g). Forewing reddish brown with pale dusting; the veins finely black; stigmata large; a black streak from base to claviform, which nearly reaches outer line, and is sometimes filled in with blackish ; orbicular pointed at each end, inwardly produced as a streak to base, and outwardly sometimes joined to reniform, the lower part of which is ringed with white; fringe fuscous, unchequered; hindwing whitish, with the outer half fuscous; fringe white. In Europe this species is only found in the French Alps; in W. Asia it is recorded from Syria, Persia and Turkestan.
[ Warren, W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 ''Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde'', Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 ]
Subspecies
*''Dichagyris celsicola celcicola'' (France)
*''Dichagyris celsicola goateri'' (Greece)
*''Dichagyris celsicola sincera'' (Turkey)
References
External links
Lepiforum.de
celsicola
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1859
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