Diaphora sordida is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803.[1] It is found in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Apennines.[2]
The wingspan is 21–27 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and again from July to August. Adults are day-active.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Galeopsis, Stellaria, Taraxacum and Plantago species. The larvae can be found in late summer. They overwinter and pupate in spring.
^Fauna Europaea
^Savela, Markku. "Diaphora sordida (Hübner, [1803])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
Diaphorasordida is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Apennines. The...
of rustica is crossed with another species of the genus, e.g., with Diaphorasordida Hbn.; from this cross-breeding a real hybrid is obtained, viz., f....
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