Euxoa aquilina

Euxoa aquilina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. aquilina
Binomial name
Euxoa aquilina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Noctua aquilina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Noctua fictilis Hübner, [1813] Noctua unicolor Hübner, [1813] Agrotis tritici var. distincta Staudinger, 1892 Euxoa schwingenschussi Corti, 1926 Euxoa actinea Kozhanchikov, 1929 Euxoa quassa Corti, 1931 Euxoa corporea Corti, 1931 Euxoa aquilina var. rabiosa Corti, 1931 Euxoa terrestris Corti, 1931 Euxoa punctifera Corti, 1931 Euxoa rangnowi Corti, 1932 Euxoa aquilina var. schawerdae Boursin, 1934 Euxoa aquilina f. pseudoobscurior Heydemann, 1938 Agrotis uniformis Rougemont, 1902 Euxoa petrina Mayer, 1937 Euxoa tritic var. falleri Schawerda, 1927 Euxoa vinosa Schawerda

Euxoa aquilina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region of Europe, North Africa, the Near East and the Middle East.

Adults are on wing from May to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed subterraneous on roots of Poaceae species and other herbivorous plants.

Subspecies

• Euxoa aquilina aquilina
• Euxoa aquilina falleri (Corsica, Sardinia)

External links

• The Noctuinae of Israel(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)