Abrostola asclepiadis

Abrostola asclepiadis
Abrostola asclepiadis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Abrostolini
Genus: Abrostola
Species: A. asclepiadis
Binomial name
Abrostola asclepiadis
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Synonyms
  • Noctua asclepiadis
  • Abrostola asclepiadis var. jagowi
  • Abrostola asclepiades[sic] pardoi

Abrostola asclepiadis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South and Central Europe as far north as Finland and Sweden, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 30-40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, which contains toxic alkaloids and is unpalatable to most generalist herbivores.

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