Hadena clara
Species of moth
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Hadena clara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
| Hadena clara | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hadena |
| Species: | H. clara |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadena clara (Staudinger, 1901) | |
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Description
Warren states E. clara Stgr. Forewing ochreous whitish, dusted with dark; the lines fairly distinct; the stigmata obscure; hindwing ochreous white, the termen tinged with fuscous. Turkestan; — ab. celebrata Alph. [now Dichagyris celebrata ] is a dark form with the markings plainer, while ab. verecunda Pung. (7e) [now Dichagyris verecunda] is altogether paler and marked only by two dark costal spots.[1]
Subspecies
- Hadena clara macedonica (Macedonia)
- Hadena clara gladys (northern Iran)
- Hadena clara weissi (Caucasus)
- Hadena clara alpina (France)
- Hadena clara dujardini (France)
- Hadena clara nevadensis (Spain)
- Hadena clara atlantis (Morocco)
Biology
Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on capsules of Caryophyllaceae species.
