Chersotis cuprea
| Chersotis cuprea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Chersotis |
| Species: | C. cuprea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chersotis cuprea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dorsal view
Chersotis cuprea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Northern Europe, the Pyrenees, Central Europe down to Greece and east through the Ukraine, Siberia, Turkey, the Caucasus and Armenia, up to the China and Japan.
The wingspan is 32–40 mm. The moth flies from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus and other plants.
Subspecies
There are three recognised subspecies:
- Chersotis cuprea cuprea
- Chersotis cuprea japonica (Japan)
- Chersotis cuprea schaeferi (Eastern Tibet)
External links
- Chersotis cuprea at European Butterflies and Moths
- Chersotis cuprea at Fauna Europaea
- Chersotis cuprea at Funet
- Chersotis cuprea at Lepiforum
- Chersotis cuprea at Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de