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Euxoa aquilina

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Euxoa aquilina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. aquilina
Binomial name
Euxoa aquilina
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua aquilina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Noctua fictilis Hübner, [1813]
  • Noctua unicolor Hübner, [1813]
  • Agrotis tritici var. distincta Staudinger, 1892
  • Euxoa schwingenschussi Corti, 1926
  • Euxoa actinea Kozhanchikov, 1929
  • Euxoa quassa Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa corporea Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa aquilina var. rabiosa Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa terrestris Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa punctifera Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa rangnowi Corti, 1932
  • Euxoa aquilina var. schawerdae Boursin, 1934
  • Euxoa aquilina f. pseudoobscurior Heydemann, 1938
  • Agrotis uniformis Rougemont, 1902
  • Euxoa petrina Mayer, 1937
  • Euxoa tritic var. falleri Schawerda, 1927
  • Euxoa vinosa Schawerda

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.

Description

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Larger than Euxoa tritici and dull brown, with luteous instead of white scaling, the costa generally paler.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Euxoa aquilina aquilina
  • Euxoa aquilina falleri (Corsica, Sardinia)

Biology

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Adults 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

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  1. ^ 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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