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Dichagyris imperator is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all eremic parts of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and in southern Spain.

Dichagyris imperator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Dichagyris
Species:	D. imperator
Binomial name
Dichagyris imperator (Bang-Haas, 1912)
Synonyms
Agrotis imperator A. Bang-Haas, 1912 Agrotis alcarriensis Calle & Agenjo, 1981

Adults are on wing from March to May in Israel and from April to July and again in August in northwest Africa. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum and probably other low growing plants.

External links

• Noctuinae of Israel

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