Cardepia affinis

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

Cardepia affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Cardepia
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cardepia affinis
Rothschild, 1913
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma ghigii Turati, 1921
  • Discestra strobilacei Dumont, 1925
  • Scotogramma compacta Turati, 1934

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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