Orthosia cruda

Orthosia cruda
Orthosia cruda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Orthosia
Species: O. cruda
Binomial name
Orthosia cruda
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia en Kazakhstan, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and Jordan.

Orthosia cruda larve.jpg

The wingspan is 28–32 mm. The moth flies in one generation from the end of February to mid May [1].

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, such as oak and willow.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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