Habitat
- Coastal dunes
- Xerophilous steppes
31-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DanskSandugle 
DeutschBraunbestäubte Erdeule DeutschVeränderliche Dünen-Erdeule DeutschVeränderliche Dünenerdeule 
EnglishCoast Dart 
FrançaisNoctuelle mêlée 
LietuviųSmiltyninis dirvinukas 
NederlandsVariabele worteluil 
NorskVariabelt sandjordfly 
SuomeksiHietamaayökkönen 
SvenskaSandfältsjordfly 
РусскийЗемляная совка быстрая РусскийСовка земляная быстрая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asparagaceae Asparagus Asparagus Caryophyllaceae Honckenya peploides Sea Sandwort Chenopodiaceae Atriplex Saltbush Fabaceae Lathyrus Vetchlings Poaceae Aira praecox Early Hair-grass Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua mixta Fabricius, 1794 Noctua concolor Haworth, 1809 Agrotis venosa Stephens, 1829 Agrotis detorta Eversmann, 1851 Agrotis cespitis Swinhoe, 1885
- Euxoa (E.) cursoria is a member of the clade Euxoa ochrogaster:
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Species Author Euxoa (E.) cursoria (Hufnagel, 1766) Euxoa (E.) nostra (Smith, 1890) Euxoa (E.) ochrogaster (Guenée, 1852) Euxoa (E.) phantoma (I. Kozhanchikov, 1928) Euxoa (E.) sibirica (Boisduval, 1837)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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