Metalopha gloriosa
| Metalopha gloriosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Metalopha |
| Species: | M. gloriosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Metalopha gloriosa (Staudinger, 1892) | |
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Metalopha gloriosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Turkey to eastern Taurus Mountains, Iraq, Anatolia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Launaea species.
Subspecies
- Metalopha gloriosa gloriosa
- Metalopha gloriosa ingloria (Israel)
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