Xestia cohaesa

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Xestia cohaesa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. cohaesa
Binomial name
Xestia cohaesa
(Herrich-Schäffer, [1849])
Synonyms

Caradrina cohaesa Herrich-Schäffer, [1849][verification needed]
Lycophotia pulverea Hampson, 1903

Xestia cohaesa is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin and in the Near East and Middle East. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Poaceae.

Subspecies

  • Xestia cohaesa cohaesa (Italy, Greece to Bulgaria, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran)
  • Xestia cohaesa lineata (Ukraine, Crimea, Caucasus, Turkmenistan)

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