Amphipyra micans

Amphipyra micans is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from Bulgaria and the Balkans south to Greece, east to Turkey and south to Lebanon.

Amphipyra micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipyra
Species:
A. micans
Binomial name
Amphipyra micans
Lederer, 1857
Synonyms
  • Amphipyra frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1896

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Gallium mollugo.


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