Hadena sancta

Hadena sancta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species: H. sancta
Binomial name
Hadena sancta
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia sancta Staudinger, 1859
  • Hadena protai Berio, 1978
  • Polia trisagittata Rothschild, 1914
  • Hadena trisagittata tripolensis Berio, 1978
  • Hadena trisagittata

Hadena sancta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation in Israel.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene species.

Subspecies


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