Hadena sancta

Hadena sancta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Hadena sancta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hadena
Species:
H. sancta
Binomial name
Hadena sancta
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia sancta Staudinger, 1859
  • Hadena protai Berio, 1978
  • Polia trisagittata Rothschild, 1914
  • Hadena trisagittata tripolensis Berio, 1978
  • Hadena trisagittata

Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation in Israel.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene species.

Subspecies

  • Hadena sancta sancta (Libya, Algeria)
  • Hadena sancta protai (Italy)
  • Hadena sancta turca (Turkey)
  • Hadena sancta cypriaca (Cyprus)
  • Hadena sancta atrifusa


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