Metopoceras omar

Metopoceras omar is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1887. It is widespread through the Palearctic eremic (desert) zone from north-western Africa to the Near East and Middle East.

Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies

 * Metopoceras omar omar
 * Metopoceras omar felix (Cyprus, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, eastern Africa)
 * Metopoceras omar maritima (Sicily)
 * Metopoceras omar caspica (Turkmenistran)