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Hadena silenes is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Hadena silenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Hadena
Species:	H. silenes
Binomial name
Hadena silenes (Hübner, 1822)
Synonyms
Noctua silenes Hübner, [1822] Dianthoecia sejuncta Herrich-Schäffer, [1850] Hadena variegata

Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation in the Near East.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene and Cucubalus species.

Subspecies

• Hadena silenes silenes
• Hadena silenes variegata (Turkey)
• Hadena silenes mesopotamica
• Hadena silenes csorbai

External links

• Hadeninae of Israel

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