''Hadena filograna'' is a species of moth of the family

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. Subspecies ''filograna'' is found from central and southern Europe to Anatolia. The most northern part of the range is

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. Subspecies ''conspargata'' is found in Ukraine and from southern Russia to the

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and ssp. ''rungsi'' is found in North Africa.

Description

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Warren states ''H. filigrama'' Esp. (= ''filograna'' Esp., ''filigramma'' Frr., ''flavivibica'' Hbn.) (18f). Like '' magnolii'', but the forewing dusted with ferruginous scales; the type form is brown, like ''magnolii'', in ground colour, without white admixture, and is restricted in range, occurring, authentically, only in the Mts. of S. Hungary. 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

*''Hadena filograna filograna'' *''Hadena filograna conspargata'' *''Hadena filograna rungsi''

Biology

Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

References

External links

Lepiforum e.V.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
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