- Dichagyris imperator
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Dichagyris imperator Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Dichagyris Species: D. imperator Binomial name Dichagyris imperator
(Bang-Haas, 1912)Synonyms - Agrotis imperator A. Bang-Haas, 1912
- Agrotis alcarriensis Calle & Agenjo, 1981
Dichagyris imperator is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in all eremic parts of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and in southern Spain.
Adults are on wing from March to May in Israel and from April to July and again in August in northwest Africa. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum and probably other low growing plants.
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