- Opigena polygona
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Opigena polygona 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Opigena Species: O. polygona Binomial name Opigena polygona
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)Synonyms - Opygena polygona
- Noctua polygona Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
- Phalaena (Noctua) nigrofulva Esper, 1788
- Noctua pyramis Borkhausen, 1792
Opigena polygona is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from The Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, through central and south-eastern Europe to central Asia, northern Iran, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Armenia, Turkey, Irkutsk, western and central China, Tibet, Nepal and northern India.
The wingspan is 35-42 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to the latter half of September.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Capsella, Primula, Polygonum, Rumex and Trifolium.
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