Tiliacea citrago

Tiliacea citrago
Tiliacea citrago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tiliacea
Species: T. citrago
Binomial name
Tiliacea citrago
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) citrago Linnaeus, 1758
  • Phalaena (Noctua) ochreago Esper, 1791 (non Hübner, 1790: preoccupied)
  • Phalaena (Noctua) fulvago Esper, 1805
  • Xanthia subflava Eversmann, 1848
  • Xanthia apennina Dannehl, 1933
  • Xanthia citrago (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Orange Sallow (Tiliacea citrago) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 28-33 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaf-buds and later the leaves of Tilia species, including Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphylla.

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