Hadena perplexa, also known as the tawny shears or pod lover, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae found in Asia, Europe and North Africa. It was first described, in 1775, by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller from a type specimen found in the Vienna District of Austria.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tawny Shears being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Hadena
- Species
- Hadena perplexa
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