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Lygephila viciae

Synonyms: Lygephila brunnea (heterotypic); Lygephila caecula; Lygephila coronillae; Lygephila nesoddensis; Noctua viciae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Lygephila viciae is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 35–36 mm. There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September. The larvae feed on Astragalus, Coronilla, Lathyrus, Polygonum and Melilotis species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0