''Phlogophora scita'' is a
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 most countries of continental Europe, from France to Belarus, Ukraine and Turkey, and from Germany and Poland to Italy and Greece In the
Alps it is found up to heights of 1,600 meters.
The
wingspan is 40–48 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The first stage larvae feed on various
Ferns, including ''
Dryopteris'', ''
Blechnum spicant
''Struthiopteris spicant'', syn. ''Blechnum spicant'', is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, known by the common names hard-fern or deer fern. It is native to Europe, western Asia, northern Africa, and western North America. Like some ...
'' and ''
Pteridium aquilinum''. They overwinter and feed on various plants in spring, including ''
Viola'', ''
Plantago'', ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'', ''
Prunus spinosa'', ''
Rubus idaeus'', and ''
Quercus''.
References
External links
Fauna Europaea
Taxonomy
Lepiforum.de
Hadeninae
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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