Pyrrhia purpurina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the warm areas of eastern Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and further into eastern Europe, up to Ukraine.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhia |
| Species: | P. purpurina
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| Pyrrhia purpurina (Esper, 1804)
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The wingspan is 27–35 mm. Adults are on wing in May.
The larvae feed on Dictamnus albus.
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