Xestia speciosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern Europe, including Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, parts of Russia and further through northern Asia to the Pacific Ocean and Japan. It is also found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe. It is also present in north-western North America.
Note that only speciosa, arctica and modesta are confirmed subspecies. The other listed subspecies need further study to confirm their status. Xestia viridescens is sometimes included here as another subspecies.
Generally accepted
Xestia speciosa speciosa (Hübner, 1813) (Germany)
Xestia speciosa modesta (Alps)
Xestia speciosa arctica (Zetterstedt 1839) (northern Europe, northern Canada south to the northern parts of the mountains in Alberta)
Xestia speciosa ussurica (north-eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan)
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Lepiforum e. V.
Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de
Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Xestia speciosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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xestia, speciosa, moth, family, noctuidae, found, northern, europe, including, fennoscandia, baltic, region, parts, russia, further, through, northern, asia, pacific, ocean, japan, also, found, mountainous, areas, central, southern, europe, also, present, nort. Xestia speciosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae It is found in northern Europe including Fennoscandia the Baltic region parts of Russia and further through northern Asia to the Pacific Ocean and Japan It is also found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe It is also present in north western North America Xestia speciosaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus XestiaSpecies X speciosaBinomial nameXestia speciosa Hubner 1813 SynonymsNoctua speciosa Hubner 1813 Anomogyna speciosa Ophiusa schoenherri Herrich Schaffer 1852 preocc Aplecta schoennherri Guenee 1852 Hadena arctica Zetterstedt 1839 Xestia baltica Valle 1940 Aplectoides livalis Smith 1910 Anomogyna aklavicensis Benjamin 1933 Acronycta mixta Walker 1856 Xestia apropitia Benjamin 1933 Anomogyna apropitia Benjamin 1933Some authors treat Xestia apropitia as a valid species while Mikkola Lafontaine and Kononenko 1996 placed it as a subspecies of Xestia speciosa The wingspan of ssp speciosa is 38 50 mm Subspecies arctica has a wingspan of 36 45 mm Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation The larvae feed on various low growing plants including Vaccinium myrtillus Lonicera nigra and Betula nana Subspecies editNote that only speciosa arctica and modesta are confirmed subspecies The other listed subspecies need further study to confirm their status Xestia viridescens is sometimes included here as another subspecies Generally acceptedXestia speciosa speciosa Hubner 1813 Germany Xestia speciosa modesta Alps Xestia speciosa arctica Zetterstedt 1839 northern Europe northern Canada south to the northern parts of the mountains in Alberta DisputedXestia speciosa aegrota Alpheraky 1897 Siberia northern Mongolia Xestia speciosa aklavikensis Nearctic Xestia speciosa apropitia Benjamin 1933 Colorado Xestia speciosa baltica Valle 1940 Xestia speciosa janae Herz 1903 Xestia speciosa livalis Nearctic Xestia speciosa mixta Xestia speciosa rybatchiensis Kotzsch 1934 Xestia speciosa ussurica north eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan External links editLepiforum e V Schmetterlinge Deutschlands de Anweiler G G 2007 Species Details Xestia speciosa University of Alberta Museums E H Strickland Entomological Museum Retrieved November 8 2020 nbsp This Xestia article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xestia speciosa amp oldid 1175889557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
