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Panchrysia v-argenteum is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Carpathian mountains, Dalmatia, the Alps and Greece. The species is found high altitudes of up to 1,400 meters.

Panchrysia v-argenteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Panchrysia
Species:	P. v-argenteum
Binomial name
Panchrysia v-argenteum (Esper, 1798)
Synonyms
Phalaena v-argenteum

The wingspan is 36–44 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including Thalictrum and Isopyrum thalictroides.

Subpspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

• Panchrysia v-argenteum v-argenteum (Alps)
• Panchrysia v-argenteum pantheon (Greece)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panchrysia v-argenteum.

• Panchrysia on Funet Taxonomy
• Fauna Europaea
• www.lepiforum.de
• www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de

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