Cardepia affinis
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cardepia |
| Species: | C. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardepia affinis Rothschild, 1913 | |
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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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