Hadena sancta
Hadena sancta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
| Hadena sancta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hadena |
| Species: | H. sancta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadena sancta (Staudinger, 1859) | |
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Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation in Israel.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene species.
Subspecies
- Hadena sancta sancta (Libya, Algeria)
- Hadena sancta protai (Italy)
- Hadena sancta turca (Turkey)
- Hadena sancta cypriaca (Cyprus)
- Hadena sancta atrifusa
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