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Metopoceras omar
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metopoceras omar is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1887. It is widespread through the Palearctic eremic (desert) zone from north-western Africa to the Near East and Middle East.
Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.
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Subspecies
- Metopoceras omar omar
- Metopoceras omar felix (Cyprus, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, eastern Africa)
- Metopoceras omar maritima (Sicily)
- Metopoceras omar caspica (Turkmenistran)
External links
- species info
- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.
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