Amphipyra stix

Amphipyra stix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipyra
Species: A. stix
Binomial name
Amphipyra stix
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850[1]

Amphipyra stix is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Armenia and Israel.

The wingspan is 29-35 mm. The forewings are dark grey to brown with a yellowish-grey to whitish-grey submarginal area. The hindwings are uniform whitish-grey, but somewhat darker on the edge. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August.

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