''Hadena syriaca'' 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
Italy, the
Balkan
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
s, south-eastern
Europe,
Turkey,
Transcaucasia,
Israel,
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
and
Jordan,
Iran,
Pakistan and
Egypt.
Adults are on wing from February to May. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on capsules of ''
Caryophyllaceae'' species.
Subspecies
*''Hadena syriaca podolica'' (Iran)
*''Hadena syriaca imitaria''
*''Hadena syriaca petroffi'' (Egypt)
*''Hadena syriaca quetta''
External links
Hadeninae of Israel
Hadena
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of Africa
Moths described in 1933
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