Cardepia affinis

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Cardepia affinis
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C. affinis
Binomial name
Cardepia affinis
Rothschild, 1913
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma ghigii Turati, 1921
  • Discestra strobilacei Dumont, 1925
  • Scotogramma compacta Turati, 1934

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Cardepia affinis is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-western Europe, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Sinai in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran.

Adults are on wing from November to January and from March to May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various halophilous plants, including Atriplex species.

Subspecies

  • Cardepia affinis affinis
  • Cardepia affinis antinea (Morocco to the Canary Islands)
  • Cardepia affinis europaea
  • Cardepia affinis iatnana

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