''Simyra dentinosa'' 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 south-eastern
Caspian Caspian can refer to:
*The Caspian Sea
*The Caspian Depression, surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea
*The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea
* Caspian languages, collection of languages and dialects of Caspian p ...
,
Balkans, southern part of Eastern
Europe, the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
and
Middle East. It has been introduced in the
United States.
Adults are on wing from January to March. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Euphorbia'' species.
External links
ImagesThe Acronictinae, Bryophilinae, Hypenodinae and Hypeninae of Israel
Simyra (moth)
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of the Middle East
Moths described in 1838
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