Chersotis andereggii

Chersotis andereggii
Illustration from The Macrolepidoptera of the World
Chersotis andereggii. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chersotis
Species: C. andereggii
Binomial name
Chersotis andereggii
(Boisduval, [1837])
Synonyms
  • Agrotis andereggii Boisduval, [1837]
  • Euxoa andereggii (Boisduval, [1837])
  • Agrotis exclamans Eversmann, 1841

Chersotis andereggii is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1]

Subspecies

Description

Chersotis andereggii has a wingspan of 29–32 mm. These relatively small moths are generally greyish-brown, with large dark orbicular and claviform markings.[2]

Biology

Adults are on wing from the end of July to the first half of August. The larvae feed on Lychnis, Melilotus and Trifolium species.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe (Bulgaria, East European Russia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland),[4] in the southern Urals, Turkey, north-western Iran, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kirghizia, the Altai mountains, the Sayan Mountains, Baikal, Kamchatka, Mongolia, the Himalaya, the Alps.

Habitat

These moths live in alpine meadows and steppe slopes.[2]

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