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

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. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, south-eastern Europe, Turkey, Israel and Lebanon, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and

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Description

Warren states ''H. magnoli''i Bdv. (= ''nummosa'' Er., ''conspurcata'' H. Sch. ?) (18 e). Forewing olive fuscous, somewhat purplish-tinged, and dusted with white; lines black, edged with bluish-white ; claviform stigma of ground colour, edged with black; orbicular round, white-ringed, distinct; reniform less clear, partially white-edged; hindwing fuscous, paler towards base, with dark cellspot and outer lne. Portugal, S. France, Italy, Switzerland,Dalmatia, Austria, Russia; Armenia, Asia Minor, W. Turkestan. Larva greyish yellow, darker at sides; dorsal line dark brown, geminate; the subdorsal stripes dark; lateral line pale; head yellow brown; on ''Silene nutans''. 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 magnolii magnolii'' *''Hadena magnolii fabiani''

Biology

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of ''

Silene nutans ''Silene nutans'' is a flowering plant in the genus ''Silene'', most commonly known as Nottingham catchfly. Description ''Silene nutans'' is a diploid, mainly outcrossing, herbaceous, perennial plant. It grows up to tall, from a branching, wood ...

'' and other '' Silene'' species.

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Hadeninae of Israel
Hadena Moths of Europe Moths of Africa Moths of Asia Moths described in 1829 {{Hadenini-stub