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Periphanes delphinii (pease blossom)

Synonyms: Chariclea darollesi; Chariclea delphinii; Periphanes nacarata; Phalaena delphinii (homotypic); Xylena delphinii

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pease Blossom (Periphanes delphinii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It can be found from Afghanistan and the steppe areas of Central Asia and Anatolia up to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and north-western Africa. The wingspan is 30–36 mm. The moths fly from May to June. The larvae primarily feed on Delphinium consolida and Aconitum napellus.
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Prey / Diet

Aconitum lycoctonum vulparia (wolfsbane)[1]
Aconitum napellus (Venus' chariot)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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