Epipsilia grisescens
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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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
as well as the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
, Apennines, Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and Carpathians. In the Alps it is found up to 2,000 meters.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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)