Grammodes bifasciata

Grammodes bifasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vincenzo Petagna in 1787. It is found in Madagascar, eastern Africa, North Africa and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin, including south of France and Israel.

Grammodes bifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Grammodes
Species:
G. bifasciata
Binomial name
Grammodes bifasciata
(Petagna, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua bifasciata
  • Phalaena linearis
  • Phalaena chalciptera
  • Noctua parallelaris

There are multiple generations per year in Africa. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Rubus, Cistus (especially Cistus salviifolius), Smilax and Polygonum species.

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
  • Lepiforum e.V.


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