Euxoa cursoria
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| Euxoa cursoria | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Agrotini |
| Genus: | Euxoa |
| Species: | E. cursoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxoa cursoria Hufnagel, 1766 | |
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The Coast Dart (Euxoa cursoria) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Northern and Central Europe as well as the coastal regions of the British isles, Central Siberia, Mongolia, Tibet and Afghanistan. The subspecies Euxoa cursoria wirima is found in Canada.
The wingspan is 31–40 mm. This moth flies from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various sandhill plants, including Honckenya peploides and Elytrigia juncea, as well as Elymus arenarius, Rumex, Atriplex littoralis, Minuartia pebloides, Cakile maritima, Lathyrus maritimus and Asparagus. .[1]
Euxoa cursoria
Subspecies
- Euxoa cursoria cursoria
- Euxoa cursoria wirima Hardwick, 1965 (Canada)
References
External links
- Lepiforum
- Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
- UKmoths
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