---
title: "Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii"
description: "Anarta trifolii — Insetti e ragni. The nutmeg (Hadula trifolii or Anarta trifolii), also known as the clover cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/nutmeg-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii

> Anarta trifolii — Insetti e ragni. The nutmeg (Hadula trifolii or Anarta trifolii), also known as the clover cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Anarta trifolii*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 12334
- Wikidata: [Q843371](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843371)
- iNaturalist taxon: [213535](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213535)

## Names

- en: Nutmeg Moth
- de: Meldenflureule
- es: Polilla del Trébol
- fr: Noctuelle de l'Ansérine
- it: Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii
- nl: Spurrie-uil

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1071), BG (981), HU (838), RU (818), UA (724), ES (496), DE (481), AT (468), US (370), CA (299), DK (272), FR (267)

## Summary

The nutmeg (Hadula trifolii or Anarta trifolii), also known as the clover cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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

## Photo

![Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nutmeg-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthew Wilkinson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128769760

## Machine access

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