Euxoa cos is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East.

Euxoa cos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. cos
Binomial name
Euxoa cos
(Hübner, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Noctua cos Hübner, [1824]
  • Agrotis cos var. tephra Boisduval, 1840
  • Agrotis cos var. vacillans Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
  • Agrotis nagyagensis Freyer, 1845
  • Agrotis cycladum Staudinger, 1870
  • Agrotis aphe Mabille, 1885

Adults are on wing in September to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed partly subterraneous on various herbaceous plants.

Subspecies edit

  • Euxoa cos cos
  • Euxoa cos crimaea

References edit

  1. ^ Pino Pérez, Juan José (29 June 2015). "Euxoa cos (Hübner, [1824]) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), en Orense, Galicia" (PDF). Burbug (in Spanish). ISSN 2444-0329.

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