Ocnogyna loewii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Asia Minor, Cyprus,[1] Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.[2]

Ocnogyna loewii
Caterpillar in Beit Guvrin National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species:
O. loewii
Binomial name
Ocnogyna loewii
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma loewii Zeller, 1846
  • Ocnogyna loewii f. andresi Draudt, 1931
  • Ocnogyna loewii daghestana Dubatolov, 1996

The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.

The larvae feed Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum and Trifolium species.

Subspecies

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  • Ocnogyna loewii loewii (Asia Minor, Near East)
  • Ocnogyna loewii armena Staudinger, 1871 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan)
  • Ocnogyna loewii pallidior Christoph, 1884 (Kopet Dagh, Badhyz, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan)

References

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  1. ^ Konstantinou, George (21 July 2015). "Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846), Μαρτούδκια". Biodiversity of Cyprus by NGO Protection of the Natural Heritage and the Biodiversity of Cyprus.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ocnogyna loewii (Zeller, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 27 September 2019.