Euxoa aquilina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region of Europe, North Africa, the Near East and the Middle East.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Euxoa |
Species: | E. aquilina
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Binomial name | |
Euxoa aquilina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Description
editLarger than Euxoa tritici and dull brown, with luteous instead of white scaling, the costa generally paler.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Euxoa aquilina aquilina
- Euxoa aquilina falleri (Corsica, Sardinia)
Biology
editAdults are on wing from May to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed subterraneous on roots of Poaceae species and other herbivorous plants.Dry meadows.
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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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