Anumeta atrosignata

Anumeta atrosignata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the Arabian Desert, the Sinai, Israel, east to north-western India.

Anumeta atrosignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Anumeta
Species:
A. atrosignata
Binomial name
Anumeta atrosignata
(Walker, 1858)

There are probably two generations per year. Adults are on wing from March to July.

The larvae feed on the Calligonum species.

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 via Internet Archive.
  • Image


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.