Cryphia labecula
Species of moth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cryphia labecula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Lebanon mountain range the adjacent southern part of Turkey and Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights.
| Cryphia labecula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cryphia |
| Species: | C. labecula |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryphia labecula (Lederer, 1855) | |
Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on lichen from old trees.