Conistra erythrocephala

Conistra erythrocephala
Conistra erythrocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Conistra
Subgenus: Dasycampa
Species: C. erythrocephala
Binomial name
Conistra erythrocephala
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Red-headed Chestnut (Conistra erythrocephala) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.[1]

The wingspan is c. 38 millimeter.

Recorded food plants

The larva feed on young leaves of oak and elm before descending to feed on herbaceous plants.

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