''Thalpophila vitalba'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1834. It is found in southern Europe and north-western Africa.

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''Thalpophila vitalba''
at Insecta.pro
Lepiforum.de
Moths described in 1834 Hadeninae Moths of Africa Moths of Europe Taxa named by Christian Friedrich Freyer {{Hadeninae-stub