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title: "Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica"
description: "Orthosia gothica — Insetti e ragni. The Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica) is a moth in the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/hebrew-character
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica

> Orthosia gothica — Insetti e ragni. The Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica) is a moth in the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthosia gothica*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 15664
- Wikidata: [Q1538831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1538831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [210605](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210605)

## Names

- en: Hebrew Character
- de: Gothica-Kätzcheneule
- es: Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica
- fr: Gothique
- it: Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica
- nl: Nunvlinder

## Countries with the most observations

GB (6036), DE (1095), FR (1094), CH (1009), ES (704), AT (553), DK (524), RU (522), FI (396), PT (363), SE (353), IT (305)

## Summary

The Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica) is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe.
Both the common and binomial names of this moth refer to distinctive black markings, one on each wing.  These markings resemble the Hebrew letter nun (נ), and also a gothic arch.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_character

## Photo

![Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hebrew-character/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71493907

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hebrew-character?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).