Diacrisia sannio

Diacrisia sannio
Diacrisia sannio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Diacrisia
Species: D. sannio
Binomial name
Diacrisia sannio
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in North Africa and South-East Asia.

Arctiidae - Diacrisia sannio
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is 35-50 mm. The moth flies June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various shrubs and herbaceous plants.

Subspecies

  • Diacrisia sannio sannio
  • Diacrisia sannio armeniaca

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