Xestia ochreago
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- The Phalaena (Noctua) ochreago invalidly described by Esper in 1791 is Tiliacea citrago.
| Xestia ochreago | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. ochreago |
| Binomial name | |
| Xestia ochreago (Hübner, 1790) | |
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Xestia ochreago is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean and Asia. In Europe it is found in the mountains of Spain, the Mountains in the eastern Balkan and the Alps. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters.
The wingspan is 37–39 mm. Adults are mainly day-active and are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation per year. Adults can be found on flowers of Scabiosa, Adenostyles and Cirsium spinosissimum.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Verbascum and Tussilago farfara.
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