Hoplodrina respersa
Hoplodrina respersa, the sprinkled rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from southern and central Europe, the southern part of European Russia, Asia Minor, Turkey and Transcaucasus.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hoplodrina |
| Species: | H. respersa |
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| Hoplodrina respersa | |
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Caterpillar
The length of the forewing is 1.4 cm. The ground colour is pale and there are rows of black dots on the forewings. The hindwings are relatively dark, as in Hoplodrina octogenaria.
Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.
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