Lygephila pastinum

Taxobox
name = Lygephila pastinum

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Noctuidae
subfamilia = Calpinae
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genus = Lygephila
species = "L. pastinum"
binomial = "Lygephila pastinum"
binomial_authority = Treitschke, 1826The Blackneck "(Lygephila pastinum)" is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe, Siberia, Japan and China.

The wingspan is 37-42 mm. The length of the forewings is 18-21 mm. The moth flies in two generations from late March to mid August and from September and October ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Vicia cracca and Lathyrus pratensis.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=LYGEPAST Vlindernet nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Lpastinum.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4828 Blackneck at UKmoths]