Diaphora sordida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Diaphora |
Species: | D. sordida
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Binomial name | |
Diaphora sordida (
Hübner, 1803)
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Diaphora sordida is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. [1] It is found in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Apennines. [2]
The wingspan is 21–27 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and again from July to August. Adults are day-active.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Galeopsis, Stellaria, Taraxacum and Plantago species. The larvae can be found in late summer. They overwinter and pupate in spring.