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Euxoa recussa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The nominate form is found in mountainous areas in Southern Europe as well as the Alps. Euxoa recussa tetrastigma is found Northern Europe, east to Russia, Western Siberia, the Altai Mountains and Amur.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Euxoa |
| Species: | E. recussa
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| Euxoa recussa Hübner, 1817
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Description edit
The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Warren states E. recussa Hbn. (= telifera Donz., florigera Ev., transylvanica H-Sch.) (6 k). Forewing purplishgrey,with redbrown suffusion; claviform stigma large, blackish; orbicular and reniform brown with grey annuli; the cell black; no black streak below cell; hindwing luteous grey witli the termen dark. Generally distributed in Europe, also found in Turkestan and Siberia. [1]
Subspecies edit
- Euxoa recussa recussa
- Euxoa recussa tetrastigma
Biology edit
This moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and grasses.
References edit
- ^ 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
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External links edit
- www.lepiforum.de
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Fauna Europaea
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