Armada nilotica
Armada nilotica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Andreas Bang-Haas in 1912. It is found in the northern Sinai, Egypt and the Negev.
| Armada nilotica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Armada |
| Species: | A. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Armada nilotica A. Bang-Haas, 1912 | |
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from March to May.
The larvae feed on Heliotropium luteum and Heliotropium arabense
External links
- 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.
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