Hadena silenes

Hadena silenes
Hadena silenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species: H. silenes
Binomial name
Hadena silenes
(Hübner, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Noctua silenes Hübner, [1822]
  • Dianthoecia sejuncta Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]
  • Hadena variegata

Hadena silenes is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation in the Near East.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene and Cucubalus species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena silenes silenes
  • Hadena silenes variegata (Turkey)
  • Hadena silenes mesopotamica
  • Hadena silenes csorbai

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