Cleonymia yvanii

Description

Cleonymia yvanii is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1833. It is found in Portugal, north-eastern Spain, southern France and north-eastern Italy. The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults are variable in colour, ranging from ochre to greyish brown. Adults are on wing from the end of April to mid-July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Helianthemum species. They can be found in late summer. The species overwinters in the pupal stage. Cleonymia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.