Epipsilia grisescens

Epipsilia grisescens

Female

Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Epipsilia
Species:	E. grisescens
Binomial name
*Epipsilia grisescens* (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
Noctua grisescens Fabricius, 1794 Rhyacia grisescens (Fabricius, 1794) Euxoa grisescens (Fabricius, 1794) Epipsilia ignicola Hübner, [1813] Epipsilia latens Boisduval, 1832 (preocc.) Epipsilia corrosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 Epipsilia defasciata Wendlandt, 1902 Epipsilia fasciata Vorbrodt, 1917 Epipsilia albescens Sohn-Rethel, 1929 Epipsilia (Agrotis) grisescens coralita Hospital, 1948 Epipsilia obscurata Feichtenberger, 1942 Epipsilia lucida Feichtenberger, 1962

Epipsilia grisescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, Denmark as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans and Carpathians. In the Alps it is found up to 2,000 meters.

The wingspan is 24–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on Festuca species.

Subspecies

Epipsilia grisescens grisescens (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans, Carpathians)
Epipsilia grisescens septentrionalis (Fennoscandia, Denmark)

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