Zekelita antiqualis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809.[1] It is found in the Balkans, the Near East, the Caucasian region and in the Levant in Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
| Zekelita antiqualis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zekelita |
| Species: | Z. antiqualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zekelita antiqualis (Hübner, [1809]) | |
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Adults are on wing from March to April and in October. There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Salvia officinalis and other Labiatae species.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Zekelita antiqualis |
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| Pyralis antiqualis |
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