Clytie arenosa

(Clytie arenosa)

Description

Clytie arenosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. The nominate form is found in the deserts of North Africa. Subspecies Clytie arenosa nabataea is found in Israel (in oases in the Jordan Rift Valley) There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from April to June. The larvae probably feed on Tamarix species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Clytie
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