Xestia lorezi
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Xestia lorezi is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in northern Europe and the Alps
. Subspecies lorezi is found in the Alps on altitudes between 1,700 and 2,500 meters. Subspecies kongsvoldensis is found in Fennoscandia
and northern Russia
. Outside of Europe, there are four more subspecies, ssp. sajana in the Sayan Mountains
, ssp. katuna in the Altai mountains, ssp. monotona in Yakutia and ssp. ogilviana in Yukon
and Alaska
.
The wingspan
of ssp. lorezi is 38-41 mm. Subspecies kongsvoldensis has a wingspan of 33-37 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.
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 northern Europe and the 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....
. Subspecies lorezi is found in the Alps on altitudes between 1,700 and 2,500 meters. Subspecies kongsvoldensis 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...
and northern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Outside of Europe, there are four more subspecies, ssp. sajana in the Sayan Mountains
Sayan Mountains
The Sayan Mountains are a mountain range between northwestern Mongolia and southern Siberia, Russia.The Eastern Sayan extends from the Yenisei River at 92° E to the southwest end of Lake Baikal at 106° E...
, ssp. katuna in the Altai mountains, ssp. monotona in Yakutia and ssp. ogilviana in Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
and Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
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...
of ssp. lorezi is 38-41 mm. Subspecies kongsvoldensis has a wingspan of 33-37 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.
Subspecies
- Xestia lorezi lorezi (Staudinger 1891) (northern Europe, Alps)
- Xestia lorezi kongsvoldensis (Gronlien 1922) (Fennoscandia, northern Russia)
- Xestia lorezi sajana (Sayan Mountains)
- Xestia lorezi katuna (Altai)
- Xestia lorezi monotona (Yakutia)
- Xestia lorezi ogilviana Lafontaine 1987 (North America)