Cryphia moeonis
Species of moth
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Cryphia moeonis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, mainly in steppes and semi-deserts. In the Levant it is found in Jordan and Israel.
| Cryphia moeonis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cryphia |
| Species: | C. moeonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryphia moeonis (Lederer, 1865) | |
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Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on lichen.
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