Dichagyris musiva
Dichagyris musiva is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in some mountainous areas of Europe, Turkey, Armenia, the Caucasus, Anatolia, southern Siberia, Mongolia, Tibet and western China.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Dichagyris |
| Subgenus: | Albocosta |
| Species: | D. musiva |
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| Dichagyris musiva (Hübner, 1803) | |
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The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Cichorium intybus, Galium mollugo, Arabis hirsuta and Taraxacum species.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dichagyris musiva. |
- "Dichagyris musiva (Hübner, [1803])" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms (Funet)
- Lepiforum.de
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