Diaphora sordida

Diaphora sordida
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Diaphora
Species: D. sordida
Binomial name
Diaphora sordida
(Hübner, 1803)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx sordida Hübner, 1803
  • Bombyx carbonis Freyer, 1854
  • Cycnia sordida

Diaphora sordida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Apennines.

The wingspan is 21–27 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and again from July to August. Adults are day-active.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Galeopsis, Stellaria, Taraxacum and Plantago species. The larvae can be found in late summer. They overwinter and pupate in spring.

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