''Xestia lorezi'' 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 and the
Alps. Subspecies ''lorezi'' is found in the Alps on altitudes between 1,700 and 2,500 meters. Subspecies ''kongsvoldensis'' is found in
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
and northern
Russia. Outside of Europe, there are four more subspecies, ssp. ''sajana'' in the
Sayan Mountains, ssp. ''katuna'' in the
Altai mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...
, ssp. ''monotona'' in
Yakutia and ssp. ''ogilviana'' in
Yukon and
Alaska.
The
wingspan of ssp. ''lorezi'' is 38–41 mm. Subspecies ''kongsvoldensis'' has a wingspan of 33–37 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.
Subspecies
*''Xestia lorezi lorezi''
(Staudinger 1891) (northern Europe, Alps)
*''Xestia lorezi kongsvoldensis''
(Gronlien 1922) (Fennoscandia, northern Russia)
*''Xestia lorezi sajana'' (Sayan Mountains)
*''Xestia lorezi katuna'' (Altai)
*''Xestia lorezi monotona'' (Yakutia)
*''Xestia lorezi ogilviana''
Lafontaine 1987 (North America)
External links
Lepiforum e.V.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Xestia
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1891
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