2,068 observations
True Lover's Knot
Lycophotia porphyrea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia âșPhylum: Arthropoda âșClass: Insecta âșOrder: Lepidoptera âșFamily: Noctuidae âșGenus: Lycophotia
About
The true lover's knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the west Palearctic in a wide band through northern, central and eastern Europe and Russia (up to the Ural Mountains). In the south it is spread through northern Spain and northern Portugal, northern Italy, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and northern Greece . In Europe it is found wherever its food plants grow. It is traditionally thought of as a species typical...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of True Lover's Knot is Lycophotia porphyrea.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the class Insecta.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the family Noctuidae.
- True Lover's Knot belongs to the genus Lycophotia.