Hydraecia micacea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hydraecia micacea lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydraecia micacea
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Diet (main food)	tomato
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the hydraecia micacea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hydraecia micacea in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a hydraecia micacea eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the hydraecia micacea as: tomato.

What kind of animal is the hydraecia micacea?

The hydraecia micacea (Hydraecia micacea) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Hydraecia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hydraecia micacea

Hydraecia micacea, the rosy rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found across the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Siberia (except the southern areas). It reaches Japan and is introduced to eastern USA, Quebec and Ottawa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hydraecia micacea (revision 1282815197), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q949657 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).