Cryphia rectilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Balkans, Italy, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel.

Cryphia rectilinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species:
C. rectilinea
Binomial name
Cryphia rectilinea
(Warren, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Metachrostis rectilinea Warren, 1909
  • Cryphia rectilinea insulicola Reisser, 1962

Life cycle

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Adults have a flight period from May to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on lichen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kravchenko, V. D. "The Acronictinae, Bryophilinae, Hypenodinae and Hypeninae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). Redalyc. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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