Gortyna xanthenes

Gortyna xanthenes, the artichoke moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1842. It is found on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta as well as in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.^[1]

Gortyna xanthenes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Noctuinae
Tribe:	Apameini
Genus:	Gortyna
Species:	G. xanthenes
Binomial name
Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842
Synonyms
Hydroecia franciscae Turati 1913 Hydroecia ifranae Le Cerf 1933