Biology:Actebia fennica

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Short description: Species of moth

Actebia fennica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Actebia
Species:
A. fennica
Binomial name
Actebia fennica
(Tauscher, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Noctua fennica
  • Actebia tauscheri
  • Actebia intracta
  • Actebia eversmanni
  • Actebia unicolor

Actebia fennica, the black army cutworm or Eversmann's rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by August Michael Tauscher in 1806. It has a Holarctic distribution from Newfoundland through western Europe, Siberia, the Far East, Mongolia, northern China to Korea and Japan . In North America it is mainly found in the boreal region, south to New England, southern Montana and northern Oregon.[1][2][3]

The wingspan is 39-42 mm and the typical length is ~23 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Elymus arenarius, Rumex species (including Rumex acetosella), Atriplex species, Minuartia pebloides, Lathyrus maritimus, Salix species and Vaccinium uliginosum.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1377615 entry