Clytie scotorrhiza

Clytie scotorrhiza is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Israel, the Sinai, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Clytie scotorrhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Clytie
Species:	C. scotorrhiza
Binomial name
Clytie scotorrhiza Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
Clytie scotorrhiza orthomelaina

There is probably one generation per year. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae probably feed on Tamarix species, including Tamarix aphyla.

External links

• Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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