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Orbona fragariae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Europe, through Sibiria to the Pacific Ocean.

Orbona fragariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Orbona
Species:	O. fragariae
Binomial name
Orbona fragariae (Vieweg, 1790)
Synonyms
Noctua fragariae Vieweg, 1790 Phalaena (Noctua) domiduca Borkhausen, 1792 (preocc.) Phalaena (Bombyx) fragariae Esper, 1794 Cerastis serotina Ochsenheimer, 1816 Orbona fragariae f. pallidior Warren, 1910 Conistra fragariae (Vieweg, 1790) Orrhodia fragariae (Vieweg, 1790)

The wingspan is 54–62 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of August to May of the following year after overwintering. They are active during both day and night.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Plantago, Taraxacum, Galium, Clematis, Vicia, Salix and Prunus spinosa.

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