''Hadena silenes'' is a species of
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
Europe,
Turkey,
Israel,
Iran and
Turkmenistan.
Description
''E. silenes'' Hbn. ( ''sejuncta'' H.-Sch.) (20 d). Forewing ochreous white with redbrown suffusion; claviform stigma black; orbicular and reniform large, their centres brown ringed with white; submarginal line white with black wedge-shaped marks in front of it; hindwing brown, deeper towards termen. — Larva pale redbrown; dorsal and subdorsal lines fine, whitish grey; lateral stripe broad and whitish; spiracles white with black rings ; on seeds of various kinds of ''Silene''. A South European species, found in S. France,
taly
Taly (russian: Талый) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Alexandrovskoye Urban Settlement, Alexandrovsky District, Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ' ...
Spain, Sicily, Hungary and Macedonia; also in Armenia, Palestine, and Mesopotamia.
[ 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 silenes silenes''
*''Hadena silenes variegata'' (Turkey)
*''Hadena silenes mesopotamica''
*''Hadena silenes csorbai''
Biology
Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation in the Near East.
The larvae feed on the seeds of ''
Silene'' and ''
Cucubalus
''Silene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many ''Silene'' species are widely distributed, particularl ...
'' species.
References
External links
Hadeninae of Israel
Hadena
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1822
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