- Conisania luteago
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Conisania luteago 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Conisania Species: C. luteago Binomial name Conisania luteago
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Synonyms - Noctua luteago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Phalaena (Noctua) brunneago Esper, 1804
- Noctua argillacea Hübner, [1813]
- Dianthoecia luteago var. nigrescens Wagner, 1926
- Hadena luteago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Hadena ottomana Koçak, 1990
- Noctua olbiena Geyer, [1834]
- Hadena behouneki de Freina, 1983
Conisania luteago is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from France through south-eastern Europe to central Asia. In the north it is found up to the Baltic region. It is also present in North Africa.
It was formerly included in the Hadena genus, but was transferred to Conisania by Hacker in 1996.
The wingspan is 29-40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The young larvae feed on roots and stems of various Silene species. They overwinter as a pupa.
Subspecies
- ssp. luteago
- ssp. meridionalis (Brandt, 1938) (Iran, …)
- ssp. olbiena (Geyer, [1834])
- ssp. behouneki (de Freina, 1983) (Corsica, Sardinia)
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