Pericyma albidentaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1842.[1] It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel.
Pericyma albidentaria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pericyma |
Species: | P. albidentaria |
Binomial name | |
Pericyma albidentaria (Freyer, 1842) | |
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There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from March to June and August to September.
The larvae feed on Alhagi species, including Alhagi camelorum.
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Pericyma albidentaria | |
Acidalia albidentaria |
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