''Xestia rhaetica'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found in northern Europe, central
Fennoscandia
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, northern
Russia and further east to
Siberia. It is also present in the
Tatra Mountains and the
Bohemian Forest. In the
Alps it is found on altitudes between 1,000 and 2,500 meters, but it is found at sea level in northern Europe. The species is also present in the
Nearctic, including
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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.
The
wingspan is 38–45 mm. Adults are on the wing from July to August in one generation.
The larvae mainly feed on ''
Vaccinium myrtillus
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''.
Subspecies
* ''Xestia rhaetica rhaetica'' (Staudinger, 1871) – Alps (except N)
* ''Xestia rhaetica norica'' – N Alps (Austria), Tatra
* ''Xestia rhaetica homogena''
(McDunnough 1921) (including ''conditoides'')
External links
Lepiforum.deschmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Xestia
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
Moths described in 1871
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