{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Expand German|topic=scitech|Amphipyra effusa|ga=yes|date=October 2022}} {{Speciesbox | image = Amphipyra effusa.jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Amphipyra effusa | authority = [[Jean Baptiste Boisduval|Boisduval]], 1828 | synonyms = *''Pyrois effusa'' <small>(Boisduval, 1828)</small> }}
'''''Amphipyra effusa''''' is a [[moth]] in the family [[Noctuidae]]. It is found from the [[Mediterranean region]] and [[Asia]].
The [[wingspan]] is 41–48 mm. The moth flies from May to September.In southern France (Hérault) it is often encountered in the caves of Occitania, mating here for a long time (summer).
The larvae feed on various plants, including ''[[Ferula]]'', ''[[Populus]]'', ''[[Erica (plant)|Erica]]'', ''[[Cytisus]]'' and ''[[Cistus]]''.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002202/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=449276 Fauna Europaea] *[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pyrois_Effusa Lepiforum.de] *[https://www.archentoflor.com/Faune_cavernicole.html Background in French on archentoflor.com]
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[[Category:Amphipyrinae]] [[Category:Moths of Europe]] [[Category:Moths of Asia]] [[Category:Moths described in 1828]] [[Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval]]
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