Mesogona acetosellae

Mesogona acetosellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mesogona
Species:	M. acetosellae
Binomial name
*Mesogona acetosellae* (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Noctua acetosellae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Mesogona eremicola Staudinger, 1871 Mesogona segoviensis Calle, 1982 Mesogona rufescens Schuring, 1918 Mesogona acetosellae f. vorbrodti Wehrli, 1917 Mamestra acetosellae f. conspersa Dannehl, 1926 Mesogona acetosellae var. grisea Dannehl, 1929

The Pale Stigma (Mesogona acetosellae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in central and southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and from western Siberia to the Altai.

The wingspan is 40–44 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Quercus, Crataegus and Populus species.

Subspecies

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