Calophasia sinaica
Calophasia sinaica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1948. It is found in the eremic (desert) parts of Africa extending north to the Levant (here it has been recorded from the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai in Egypt and Israel).
| Calophasia sinaica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Calophasia |
| Species: | C. sinaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophasia sinaica (Wiltshire, 1948) | |
Adults are on wing from October to March. There is one generation per year.
External links
- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de LepidopterologĂa. 33 (129): 83–95.
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