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| Species: | H. caesia
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| Hadena caesia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The Grey (Hadena caesia) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a scattered distribution all over Europe (see subspecies section).
The wingspan is 32-37 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The young larvae feed on capsules of various Silene species (including Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris). Later, they feed on the leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.
Subspecies
- ssp. caesia (Denis&Schiffermüller, 1775) (Alps)
- ssp. abruzzensis (Draudt, 1934) (Apennine Mountains)
- ssp. ostrogovichi (Hacker, 1989) (Carpatian Mountains)
- ssp. bulgarica (Boursin, 1959) (Bulgaria)
- ssp. xanthophoba (Schawerda, 1922) (Balkan Peninsula)
- ssp. mananii (Gregson, 1866) (Great Britain and Ireland)
- ssp. frigida (Zetterstedt, 1839) (southern Fennoscandia)
- ssp. grisea (Hospital, 1948) (mountains of northern Spain)
- ssp. revolcadorensis (Calle, 1983) (the Region of Murcia)
- ssp. castiliana (Reisser, 1935) (Castile region)