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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Xestia (Pachnobia) speciosa
Xestia speciosa(Hübner, [1813])
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Noctuini
  4. Noctuina
  5. Xestia
  6. Pachnobia
  7.  speciosa
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Habitat

  • Mountain forests

MU

37-48 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOsenice mramorovaná
    DanskNordlig glansugle
    DeutschBergwald-Bodeneule
    DeutschHeidelbeer-Moorheiden-Erdeule
    Eesti keelLaane-kidaöölane
    FrançaisNoctuelle spécieuse
    LietuviųPuošnusis dirvinukas
    NorskGrått taigafly
    SlovenčinaMora medvedicová
    SuomeksiKirjoharmoyökkönen
    SvenskaArktiskt jordfly
    日本語アルプスヤガ
    한국어높은산밤나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetula nanaDwarf Birch
    CaprifoliaceaeLonicera nigraBlack-berried Honeysuckle
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Anomogyna speciosaHübner, 1813
    Noctua speciosaHübner, 1813
    Perigea topsentiOberthür, 1921
    Anomogyna sachalinensisMatsumura, 1925
    Anomogyna aklavicensisBenjamin, 1933
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Xestia (Pachnobia) speciosa arctica(Zetterstedt, 1839)
    Xestia (Pachnobia) speciosa modesta(Warnecke, 1962)
    Xestia (Pachnobia) speciosa speciosa(Hübner, 1813)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Geir DrangeNorway, Asker

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