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Calophasia angularis

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Calophasia angularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Calophasia
Species:
C. angularis
Binomial name
Calophasia angularis
Chrétien, 1911
Synonyms
  • Calophasia stigmatica Rothschild, 1913
  • Calophasia liberatii Turati, 1924
  • Calophasia danieli Le Cerf, 1924
  • Calophasia pintori Turati, 1924
  • Calophasia volmeri Hering,1930

Calophasia angularis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pierre Chrétien in 1911. It is found from the western parts of the Sahara and Morocco throughout all North Africa, Riyadh, Israel, Jordan and Turkmenistan.

Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year.

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  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.