Euxoa vitta

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Euxoa vitta

Euxoa vitta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central and southern Europe.

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Euxoa vitta
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. vitta
Binomial name
Euxoa vitta
(Esper, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) vitta Esper, 1789
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Description

The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Warren states E. vitta Esp. (7 b). Distinguished from recussa, and islandica and the forms of tritici by the broad vitta, greyish white costal streak; a local species, found only in Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. [1]

Biology

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

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