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Dichagyris constanti

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Dichagyris constanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dichagyris
Species:
D. constanti
Binomial name
Dichagyris constanti
(Millière, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis constanti Millière, 1860
  • Euxoa constanti (Millière, 1860)
  • Dichagyris constanti f. pallida Schawerda, 1928
  • Dichagyris constanti f. rosescens Schawerda, 1928
  • Dichagyris clarescens Fernández, 1929
  • Dichagyris constanti f. schawerdae Agenjo, 1941
  • Dichagyris dumezi Lucas, 1955
  • Dichagyris rosinana Lucas, 1955

Dichagyris constanti is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, south-western Europe, southern France, and northern Italy. Warren (1914) states E. constanti Mill. (12 f) Forewing pale yellow, dusted with darker especially in median area; the lines fine ; the subterminal punctiform ; stigmata very faint ; hindwing white, with the fringe and margin yellowish.Recorded only from the Ardeche, France. [1]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.

References

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  1. ^ Warren, W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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