Hadena clara
# Hadena clara

Hadena clara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, southern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

## Description

Warren states E. clara Stgr. Forewing ochreous whitish, dusted with dark; the lines fairly distinct; the stigmata obscure; hindwing ochreous white, the termen tinged with fuscous. Turkestan; — ab. celebrata Alph. [now Dichagyris celebrata ] is a dark form with the markings plainer, while ab. verecunda Pung. (7e) [now Dichagyris verecunda] is altogether paler and marked only by two dark costal spots.

## Subspecies

* Hadena clara macedonica (Macedonia)
* Hadena clara gladys (northern Iran)
* Hadena clara weissi (Caucasus)
* Hadena clara alpina (France)
* Hadena clara dujardini (France)
* Hadena clara nevadensis (Spain)
* Hadena clara atlantis (Morocco)

## Biology

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on capsules of Caryophyllaceae species.

