Cardepia affinis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south-western Europe, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Sinai in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran.
Cardepia affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Cardepia |
Species: | C. affinis |
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Cardepia affinis Rothschild, 1913 | |
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Adults are on wing from November to January and from March to May. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various halophilous plants, including Atriplex species.
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