Diarsia dahlii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Diarsia |
Species: | D. dahlii |
Binomial name | |
Diarsia dahlii Hübner, 1813 |
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The Barred Chestnut (Diarsia dahlii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe, through northern Asia up to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The wingspan is 28-40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Betula, Vaccinium myrtillus, Rumex and Plantago.