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Pyrrhia purpurina

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Species of moth

Pyrrhia purpurina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pyrrhia
Species: P. purpurina
Binomial name
Pyrrhia purpurina
(Esper, 1804)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) purpurina Esper, 1804

Pyrrhia purpurina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the warm areas of eastern Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and further into eastern Europe, up to Ukraine.

The wingspan is 27–35 mm. Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Dictamnus albus.

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Taxon identifiers
Pyrrhia purpura


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