Ulochlaena hirta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in south-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region, east through Turkey, Iran and the Kopet Dag mountains to the southern Ural.

Ulochlaena hirta
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Ulochlaena
Species:	U. hirta
Binomial name
Ulochlaena hirta (Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
Noctua hirta Hübner, 1813

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males have a wingspan of 21–35 mm. Females have reduced wings. Adults are on wing from mid-October to the end of December in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the roots of various grasses. Pupation takes place underground. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulochlaena hirta.

• Savela, Markku (April 27, 2008). "Ulochlaena hirta (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2020. Taxonomy
• "Ulochlaena hirta (Hubner, 1813)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
• "Ulochlaena hirta (Hübner, [1813])". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
• "09636 Ulochlaena hirta (Hübner, [1809-1813])". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

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