Hadena clara

Hadena clara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

Hadena clara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species:
H. clara
Binomial name
Hadena clara
(Staudinger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia caesia var. clara Staudinger, 1901
  • Dianthoecia hyrcana Draudt, 1933
  • Harmodia caesia transiens Draudt, 1936
  • Harmodia gladys Wiltshire, 1947

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on capsules of Caryophyllaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena clara macedonica (Macedonia)
  • Hadena clara gladys (northern Iran)
  • Hadena clara weissi (Caucasus)
  • Hadena clara alpina (France)
  • Hadena clara dujardini (France)
  • Hadena clara nevadensis (Spain)
  • Hadena clara atlantis (Morocco)


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