Panchrysia v-argenteum
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Panchrysia v-argenteum is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in the Carpathian mountains
, Dalmatia
, the Alps
and Greece
. The species is found high altitudes of up to 1,400 meters.
The wingspan
is 36-44 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including Thalictrum
and Isopyrum thalictroides.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in the Carpathian mountains
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...
, Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The species is found high altitudes of up to 1,400 meters.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 36-44 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including Thalictrum
Thalictrum
Thalictrum is a genus of 120-200 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family native mostly to temperate regions....
and Isopyrum thalictroides.
Subpspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:- Panchrysia v-argenteum v-argenteum (Alps)
- Panchrysia v-argenteum pantheon (Greece)