Cryphia tephrocharis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Turkey and the Balkans. In the Levant recorded from Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
| Cryphia tephrocharis | |
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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: | Cryphia |
| Species: | C. tephrocharis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryphia tephrocharis Boursin, 1954
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Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on lichen.
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