Plusidia cheiranthi
Species of moth
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Plusidia cheiranthi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern and Eastern Europe, in Turkey, Siberia and eastwards to the Pacific Ocean.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Plusidia |
| Species: | P. cheiranthi |
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| Plusidia cheiranthi | |
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The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Thalictrum, Aquilegia and Erysimum species. The egg overwinters.
