''Euchalcia bellieri'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 ...

Etymology

Latin species name ''bellieri'' honors the French entomologist

Jean-Baptiste Eugène Bellier de la Chavignerie Eugène Bellier de la Chavignerie (28 January 1819, Chartres – 25 September 1888, Évreux)Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Bellier de La Chavignerie (Jean-Baptiste, Eugène) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de ...

(1819-1888).Lepiforum.de
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Description

''Euchalcia bellieri'' has a wingspan of about . This rare species closely resemble ''

Euchalcia variabilis The purple-shaded gem (''Euchalcia variabilis'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Description The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The upperside of the forewings is varied with rosy in the basal area. Also, the transversal lines are bordered wit ...

'', but it is quite smaller. The upperside of the forewings shows a well marked oblique inner line with a slight rosy border. The central area is dark brown, while the hind margin is rosy. The basal dark line is angulated. The orbicular stigma is double, with a yellow ring. Larvae are green with a white lateral line. Caterpillars feed on '' Delphinium dubium'', maybe also on ''

Aconitum ''Aconitum'' (), also known as aconite, monkshood, wolf's-bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. ...

'' species.Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfil
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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Distribution

This species is endemic to

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(Hautes-Alpes, Basses-Alpes, Alpes Maritimes) and to a northern

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Region (

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).Fauna Europaea
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References

Plusiinae Moths described in 1903 {{Plusiinae-stub