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 |
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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.
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Zekelita antiqualis |
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Pyralis antiqualis |
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