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Blepharita amica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from northern Europe to the Russian plain, the Ural, Siberia (West Siberian Lowland and South Siberian Mountains), the Amur Oblast, Primorye Region and Kazakhstan. It has also been recorded from the Korean Peninsula, Japan (Hokkaido and Honshu) and north-eastern China.

Blepharita amica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Blepharita
Species:	B. amica
Binomial name
Blepharita amica (Treitschke, 1825)
Synonyms
Hadena amica Treitschke, 1825 Blepharita amica ussuriensis Sheljuzhko, 1825

The wingspan is 41–47 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of August to the beginning of October. Larvae have been recorded on Aconitum septentrionale, Heracleum sphondylium, Lactuca sativa, Pastinaca sativa, Taraxacum vulgare, Lupinus polyphyllus and Prunus padus.

External links

• Swedish moths
• Newly recorded species of Macrolepidoptera from Korea. (I) Seven species of Noctuidae, two of Lasiocampidae and one of Saturniidae
• Insects of Korea^{[permanent dead link]}
• lepiforum.de

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