Cerocala sana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Cerocala
Species:
C. sana
Binomial name
Cerocala sana
Synonyms
  • Cerocala perorsorum
  • Cerocala rothscihldi
  • Cerocala fulgens
  • Cerocala turatii
  • Cerocala perorsorum autumnalis
  • Cerocala perorsorum ab. fulgens
  • Cerocala scapulosa var. sana
  • Cerocala scapulosa albifusa
  • Cerocala rothschildi (Turati, 1924)

Cerocala sana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1901. It is found in North Africa, Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and Israel.

There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum kahiricum and Helianthemum lipii.

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  • 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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