''Simyra nervosa'' 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 ...
. In
Europe, it is found from
France, east through north and north-eastern
Germany to
Poland. South of the
Alps it is found from northern
Italy, through the
Balkan
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countries to
Greece. There is an isolated population in
Sicily. In
Asia, it is found in
Anatolia, the
Caucasus,
Iran,
Afghanistan,
Siberia,
Tibet,
Mongolia and
China
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.
The
wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing in two generations from April to May and from July to August.
The larvae feed on ''
Euphorbia esula
''Euphorbia esula'', commonly known as green spurge or leafy spurge, is a species of spurge native to central and southern Europe (north to England, the Netherlands, and Germany), and eastward through most of Asia north of the Himalaya to Korea a ...
'', ''
Rumex acetosella
''Rumex acetosella'', commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Native to Eurasia and the British Isles, the plant and its subspecies are co ...
'' and ''
Hieracium umbellatum
''Hieracium umbellatum'' (commonly called ''Hieracium canadense''), the Canadian hawkweed, Canada hawkweed, narrowleaf hawkweed, or northern hawkweed, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
It is native to most of the temper ...
''.
References
External links
Fauna EuropaeaLepiforum.de schmetterlinge-deutschlands
Simyra (moth)
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Michael Denis
Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
Moths described in 1775
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