Perigrapha i-cinctum

Perigrapha i-cinctum is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern and south-eastern Europe to Asia Minor.

Perigrapha i-cinctum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Perigrapha
Species:	P. i-cinctum
Binomial name
Perigrapha i-cinctum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Noctua i-cinctum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Noctua cincta Fabricius, 1787

The wingspan is 37–44 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Plantago, Rumex, Fragaria, Stellaria, Lamium, Centaurea, Pulsatilla and Taraxacum species. Young larvae mine while older larvae feed within the rhizome, where pupation also takes place. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as a pupa in the soil.

Subspecies

• Perigrapha i-cinctum i-cinctum (in the Pannonian Basin)
• Perigrapha i-cinctum gepida Hreblay, 1996 (France and Italy)
• Perigrapha i-cinctum slovenica Michielie, 1966 (Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula)
• Perigrapha i-cinctum hethitica Hacker, 1993 (Turkey)