Cryphia ochsi

Cryphia ochsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species: C. ochsi
Binomial name
Cryphia ochsi
(Boursin, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Bryophila ochsi Boursin, 1940

Cryphia ochsi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Central and Eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin. In the Levant it has been recorded from Lebanon and Israel.

Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer negundo, Arbutus andrachne, Cotoneaster franchetii, Elaeagnus pungens, Morus alba, Pinus halepensis, Pistacia atlantica and Pyracantha species.

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