Xestia ochreago
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Xestia ochreago is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in the Mediterranean and Asia. In Europe it is found in the mountains of Spain
, the Mountains in the eastern Balkan and the Alps
. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters.
The wingspan
is 37-39 mm. Adults are mainly day-active and are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation per year. Adults can be found on flowers of Scabiosa
, Adenostyles and Cirsium spinosissimum
.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Verbascum and Tussilago farfara.
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 the Mediterranean and Asia. In Europe it is found in the mountains of Spain
Spain
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, the Mountains in the eastern Balkan 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....
. It is found up to heights of 2,500 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 37-39 mm. Adults are mainly day-active and are on wing from the end of June to August in one generation per year. Adults can be found on flowers of Scabiosa
Scabiosa
Scabiosa is a genus in the teasel Family Dipsacaceae of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious; however some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as Knautia and Succisa; at least some of...
, Adenostyles and Cirsium spinosissimum
Cirsium spinosissimum
Cirsium spinosissimum is a species of thistle which grows on dry rocky areas. The plant is between 20 to 80 cm....
.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Verbascum and Tussilago farfara.