Luperina dumerilii

Luperina dumerilii
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Luperina
Species: L. dumerilii
Binomial name
Luperina dumerilii
(Duponchel, 1826)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua dumerilii Duponchel, 1826
  • Luperina desyllesi Boisduval, 1840
  • Hadena amenata Germar, [1842]
  • Apamea dumerilii var. sancta Staudinger, [1892]
  • Apamea dumerilii ab. armoricana Culot, 1909
  • Apamea dumerilii ab. aequalis Schawerda, 1911
  • Luperina dumerilii var. adriatica Stauder, 1913
  • Apamea dumerilii hirsuta Wagner, 1931
  • Episema indistincta Rebel, 1933

Luperina dumerilii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean region and warmer areas of central and south-eastern Europe. Strays have been recorded from southern England. It is also present in Turkey and Jordan.[2]

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from August to November.

The larvae feed on the roots of various grasses. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in July underground.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ László Ronkay, Zoltán Varga: Luperina diversa (Staudinger, 1891) bona sp., mit der Beschreibung zwei neuer Subspezies (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)., Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici, Budapest, Vol. 77, 1985, S. 207-216.
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