Euxoa decora
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Species: | E. decora
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Euxoa decora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Euxoa decora is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, Morocco, Algeria, the Caucasus, Armenia, Issyk-Kul, Turkey, Iran and Iraq.
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It has a typical wingspan of 38–41 mm. Each generation of adults are on wing from July to September, and larvae feed on a wide range of low growing plants, including Anthyllis vulneraria.
Subspecies[]
- Euxoa decora decora (eastern part of the Alps and adjacent regions in the east, northern Italy)
- Euxoa decora simulatrix (western Alps, Pyrenees)
- Euxoa decora splendida (Italy (Abruzzi))
- Euxoa decora macedonica (southern Yugoslasvia, north-western and southern Greece)
- Euxoa decora olympica (central Greece (Olympus and Grammos Mountains)
- Euxoa decora hackeri (northern Greece (Mount Phalakron))
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Categories:
- Euxoa
- Moths of Europe
- Euxoa stubs