Hadena clara

Hadena clara
Hadena clara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species: H. clara
Binomial name
Hadena clara
(Staudinger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia caesia var. clara Staudinger, 1901
  • Dianthoecia hyrcana Draudt, 1933
  • Harmodia caesia transiens Draudt, 1936
  • Harmodia gladys Wiltshire, 1947

Hadena clara is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on capsules of Caryophyllaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena clara macedonica (Macedonia)
  • Hadena clara gladys (northern Iran)
  • Hadena clara weissi (Caucasus)
  • Hadena clara alpina (France)
  • Hadena clara dujardini (France)
  • Hadena clara nevadensis (Spain)
  • Hadena clara atlantis (Morocco)

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