THC Science

Calophasia opalina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Calophasia
Species:	C. opalina
Binomial name
	Calophasia opalina; (Esper, 1793)
Synonyms
	Phalaena opalina Esper, 1793; Phalaena casta Borkhausen, 1793; Calophasia castior Stauder, 1923;

Calophasia opalina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Europe to Central Asia.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves and flowers Antirrhinum, Delphinium and Linaria species. The pupae of the second generation overwinter.

References

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 * [http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/CalopOpali.htm www.leps.it]
 * [http://euroleps.ch/seiten/s_art.php?art=noct_opalina euroleps.ch]
-* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/cuculliinae/calophasia/index.html#opalina www.nic.funet.fi] Taxonomy
+* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/cuculliinae/calophasia/index.html#opalina funet.fi] Taxonomy
+* [https://lepidoptera.eu/species/3760 Lepidoptera Mundi] by Christopher Jonko
 * [http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Calophasia_Opalina Lepiforum.de]
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