Lygephila lusoria
Lygephila lusoria is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae". It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, European south-eastern Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel. There are two generations per year depending on the location. Adults are on wing from May to September. The larvae feed on "Vicia" and "Astragalus" species. Subspecies. "Lygephila amasina" and "Lygephila subpicata" were previously treated as subspecies of "Lygephila lusoria".