The Passenger (moth)

Dysgonia algira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Dysgonia
Species:	D. algira
Binomial name
Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Phalaena algira Linnaeus, 1767 Noctua triangularis Hübner, [1803] Ophiusa albivitta Guenée, 1852 Ophiusa festina Walker, 1858 Ophiusa olympia Swinhoe, 1885 Grammodes algira var. europa Schawerda, 1912 Grammodes algira f. defecta Stauder, 1923 Parallelia algira sinica Bryk, 1949 Dysgonia achatina Sulzer, 1776 Dysgonia defecta (Stauder, 1923)

Dysgonia algira (also known as The Passenger) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe (but primarily in Southern Europe), North Africa and the Near East. The wingspan is 40–46 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Rubus and Willow.

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