Panchrysia v-argenteum is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Carpathian mountains, Dalmatia, the Alps and Greece. The species is found high altitudes of up to 1,400 meters.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Panchrysia |
| Species: | P. v-argenteum
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| Panchrysia v-argenteum (Esper, 1798)
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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.
Subpspecies edit
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Panchrysia v-argenteum v-argenteum (Alps)
- Panchrysia v-argenteum pantheon (Greece)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panchrysia v-argenteum.
- Panchrysia on Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
- www.lepiforum.de
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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