Alvaradoia disjecta (Rothschild, 1920)


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Host plants:
The larvae feed on Santolina chamaecyparissus (Asteraceae).

Habitat:
Alvaradoia disjecta inhabits all kinds of open, dry and warm habitats provided that the host plant occurs. Typical habitats are pastures and garigues.

Life cycle:
The moths occur in several generations between April and September or October. But the later generations are most often incomplete due to drought. I recorded the larvae mostly on small, scattered plants near the ground. The pupa hibernates.

Remarks:
Alvaradoia disjecta occurs in Spain and Southern France. The populations in Corsica and Sardinia are regarded as distinct taxon Alvaradoia numerica.


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