Eucarta virgo, the silvery gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It can be found in south, southeast and central Europe.Kratochwill, M. (2001). "Eucarta virgo (Treitschke, 1835) neu für Bayern". Beiträge zur bayerischen Entomofaunistik. 4: 27.Rezbanyai-Reser, L. (1999). "Eucarta virgo euroargenta ssp. n. aus der Südschweiz (Lepido ptera: Noctuidae)". Entomologische Berichte Luzern. 41: 37-42.
The wingspan is 25–36 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Tanacetum vulgare.
References
External links Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Fauna Europaea Lepiforum e. V. Bernd Schacht's Noctuidae.de