Metopoceras omar

Metopoceras omar
Metopoceras omar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metopoceras
Species: M. omar
Binomial name
Metopoceras omar
(Oberthür, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Cleophana omar Oberthür, 1887

Metopoceras omar is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread through the Palearctic eremic zone from north-western Africa to the Near East and Middle East.

Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies

  • Metopoceras omar omar
  • Metopoceras omar felix (Cyprus, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi-Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, eastern Africa)
  • Metopoceras omar maritima (Sicily)
  • Metopoceras omar caspica (Turkmenistran)

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