Cleonymia chabordis
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Cleonymia chabordis is a moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
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 family. It is found in North Africa
North Africa
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, the Near East
Near East
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 and Middle East
Middle East
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, the Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
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, Iran
Iran
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, Jordan
Jordan
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 and
Israel
Israel
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Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.

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