''Dichagyris devota'' 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 widespread from
Turkmenistan,
Afghanistan, north
Pakistan,
Iran,
Armenia, southeast
Turkey,
Israel,
Jordan to the northern parts of
Saudi Arabia.
Adults are on wing from February to April in arid areas and from June to October on the Golan Heights. There is one generation per year.
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Noctuinae of Israel
devota
Saint Devota (french: Sainte Dévote; died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint ...
Moths of the Middle East
Moths described in 1884
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