- Source: Xestia speciosa
Xestia speciosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern Europe, including Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, parts of Russia, north Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Japan. It is also found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe and north-western North America.
Some 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
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)
Disputed
Xestia 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
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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- Daftar ngengat Taiwan
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- Xestia rhaetica
- List of moths of Austria (N–O)
- List of Lepidoptera of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of Lepidoptera of Norway
- List of Lepidoptera of Belarus
- List of Lepidoptera of Denmark
- List of Lepidoptera of Croatia
- List of Lepidoptera of Bulgaria