Euxoa distinguenda is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central, southern and eastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and western Asia.

Euxoa distinguenda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. distinguenda
Binomial name
Euxoa distinguenda
(Lederer, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis distinguenda Lederer, 1857

Description

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Warren states E. distinguenda Led. (= aquilina Bsd. non Hbn., hastifera Donz. fig. 2 only) (5f). Exceedingly like aquilina, but the male has the antennae clothed with long fascicles of cilia; claviform stigma large, outlined in black: hindwing white. Found in S. France. Switzerland and Hungary: originally recorded from the Altai Mts. in W. Siberia. [1]

Subspecies

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  • Euxoa distinguenda distinguenda (Alps)
  • Euxoa distinguenda distincta (eastern Europe, Levant)

Biology

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

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.

References

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  1. ^ Warren, W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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