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Oxicesta geographica

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Species of moth

Oxicesta geographica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Oxicesta
Species: O. geographica
Binomial name
Oxicesta geographica
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua geographica (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Phalaena Bombyx sericina Hübner, 1790
  • Phalaena Bombyx austera Borkhausen, 1791

Oxicesta geographica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Romania, Austria, Hungary, from the former Yugoslavia to northern Greece and Turkey. It has also been reported from Russian Moldavia and Georgia.

The wingspan is 24–27 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species, with a preference for species in the subgenus Esula.

Gallery

  • Larva Larva
  • Spinning Spinning

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Biology and host preference of Oxicesta geographica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) candidate agent for biological control of Euphorbia esula complex (Euphorbiaceae) in North America

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Taxon identifiers
Oxicesta geographica


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