Xanthodes albago (Fabricius, 1794)


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Host plants:
The larvae feed on Malvaceae, especially Malva.

Habitat:
Xanthodes albago inhabits wetlands, fallow land, cultivated areas and other Malva sites. I found larvae in Cyprus on the edge of a wetland (Akrotiri) together with those of Acontia lucida.

Life cycle:
In S-Europe the moths occur in several generations between May and early October. The larvae develop until mid-November and hibernate in the future pupal cocoon.

Remarks:
Xanthodes albago occurs in Africa, S-Europe (only locally and often more sporadically), vast areas of the warmer parts of Asia to Japan as well as in Australia.


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