Silene otites

Silene otites, called Spanish catchfly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silene, native to Europe and the Transcaucasus area, and introduced to Xinjiang in China.^[2] It varies its floral odors to attract mosquitoes and moths at night and flies and bees by day.^[3] It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.^[4]

Silene otites
In bloom
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Silene
Species:	S. otites
Binomial name
Silene otites (L.) Wibel[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Cucubalus dioicus Gilib. Cucubalus hermaphroditus Gilib. Cucubalus otites L. Cucubalus parviflorus Lam. Diplogama otites (L.) Opiz Lychnis otites (L.) Scop. Otites cuneifolius Raf. Otites cuneifolius subsp. arenarius (Podp.) Holub Otites trichocalycinus (Boiss.) Holub Silene effusa Otth Silene otitis St.-Lag. Silene pedicellata Boiss. Silene trichocalycina (Boiss.) Bornm. Viscago otites (L.) Hornem. Viscago polygama Stokes

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Silene otites subsp. hungarica Wrigley
• Silene otites subsp. otites