Exophyla rectangularis

Exophyla rectangularis
Exophyla rectangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Exophyla
Species: E. rectangularis
Binomial name
Exophyla rectangularis
Geyer, 1828
Synonyms
  • Noctua rectangularis

Exophyla rectangularis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Northern Italy, Mediterranean Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Turkmenistan.

There is one generation per year in the Middle East. Adults are on wing in early summer.

The larvae feed on Celtis, mostly Celtis australis.

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