Cleonymia yvanii

Cleonymia yvanii is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1833. It is found in Portugal, north-eastern Spain, southern France and north-eastern Italy.

Cleonymia yvanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cleonymia
Species:
C. yvanii
Binomial name
Cleonymia yvanii
(Duponchel, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylina yvanii Duponchel, 1833
  • Cleophana mauretaniae Rothschild, 1920

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults are variable in colour, ranging from ochre to greyish brown. Adults are on wing from the end of April to mid-July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species. They can be found in late summer. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

  • "Cleonymia yvanii Dup. La Cléophane concave". Lépi'Net. (in French)
  • Savela, Markku, ed. (May 12, 2020). "Cleonymia yvanii (Duponchel, 1833)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  • "09284 Cleonymia yvanii (Duponchel, 1833)". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved February 7, 2021. (in German)


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