Calymma communimacula

Description

Calymma communimacula is a species of butterfly. It was first described by Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. Calymma communimacula belongs to the genus Calymma, and family Noctuidae. A species under it we find C. c. gracilis. Calymma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its single species, Calymma communimacula, was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe and from Turkey to Transcaucasia and the Middle East. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae live on trees, but do not feed on plant material, but suck dry Coccoidea (scale insects) and use the empty hulls as a protective shelter. Pupation takes place in a spinning on the tree trunk. The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae of Erebidae or the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.