Tytroca dispar

Tytroca dispar is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1904. It is found in semi-deserts and deserts from the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai.

Tytroca dispar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Tytroca
Species:
T. dispar
Binomial name
Tytroca dispar
(Püngeler, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pericyma dispar
  • Cortyta dallonii
  • Cortyta sabulifera
  • Cortyta dispar margarita
  • Tytroca dispar puengeleri

The female adult of this species has a wingspan of 27 mm.[1]

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

References
  1. Püngeler, R. (1904). "Neue palaearktische Macrolepidopteren". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Bd.16, p.290/291 Taf.VI, fig.7, 7a. (in German) - via Biodiveristy Heritage Library.
  • 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.
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