Dichagyris nigrescens

Dichagyris nigrescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dichagyris
Species:
D. nigrescens
Binomial name
Dichagyris nigrescens
(Höfner, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis forcipula v. nigrescens Höfner, 1887
  • Yigoga nigrescens (Höfner, 1887)

Dchagyris nigrescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south and central Europe, the Near East and the Middle East. There is one generation per year and the adults are on wing from May to June. nigrescens was formerly regarded as an aberration of Dichagyris forcipula which it closely resembles.