''Perigrapha i-cinctum'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
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. It is found from southern and south-eastern
Europe to
Asia Minor.
The
wingspan is 37–44 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including ''
Plantago'', ''
Rumex
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Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribu ...
'', ''
Fragaria
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'', ''
Stellaria
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Description
''Stellaria'' species are relatively small ...
'', ''
Lamium'', ''
Centaurea'', ''
Pulsatilla'' and ''
Taraxacum'' species. Young larvae
mine while older larvae feed within the
rhizome
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, where pupation also takes place. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as a pupa in the soil.
Subspecies
*''Perigrapha i-cinctum i-cinctum'' (in the
Pannonian Basin)
*''Perigrapha i-cinctum gepida''
Hreblay, 1996 (
France and
Italy)
*''Perigrapha i-cinctum slovenica''
Michielie, 1966 (
Slovenia and the
Balkan Peninsula
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)
*''Perigrapha i-cinctum hethitica''
Hacker, 1993 (
Turkey)
References
External links
Lepiforum.de
Noctuidae
Moths described in 1775
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Michael Denis
Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
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