Apamea illyria

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Apamea illyria
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Adult moth
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Larva
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. illyria
Binomial name
Apamea illyria
Freyer, 1846
Synonyms
  • Abromias illyria
  • Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Polia scortea

Apamea illyria is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in much of Europe, western Siberia, Turkey, and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 31–36 mm. Adults are on wing May to July.

The larvae feed on Calamagrostis, Dactylis, and Deschampsia species, as well as Milium effusum.[1]

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