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Ocnogyna loewii

Ocnogyna loewii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Asia Minor, Cyprus, Near East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.

The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.

The larvae feed Achillea, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Onopordum and Trifolium species.

Subspecies

  • Ocnogyna loewii loewii (Asia Minor, Near East)
  • Ocnogyna loewii armena <small>Staudinger, 1871</small> (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan)
  • Ocnogyna loewii pallidior <small>Christoph, 1884</small> (Kopet Dagh, Badhyz, southern Uzbekistan, south-western Tajikistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan)

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