Biology:Actebia fennica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Actebia |
| Species: | A. fennica
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| Actebia fennica (Tauscher, 1806)
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Actebia fennica, the black army cutworm or Eversmann's rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by August Michael Tauscher in 1806. It has a Holarctic distribution from Newfoundland through western Europe, Siberia, the Far East, Mongolia, northern China to Korea and Japan . In North America it is mainly found in the boreal region, south to New England, southern Montana and northern Oregon.[1][2][3]
The wingspan is 39-42 mm and the typical length is ~23 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Elymus arenarius, Rumex species (including Rumex acetosella), Atriplex species, Minuartia pebloides, Lathyrus maritimus, Salix species and Vaccinium uliginosum.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PNW Moths | Actebia fennica". http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-noctuinae/tribe-noctuini/actebia/actebia-fennica/.
- ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Actebia fennica – 10924". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10924.
- ↑ "Black Army Cutworm Actebia fennica (Tauscher, 1806) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Actebia-fennica.
- ↑ "Noctuidae: Actebia fennica - Actebia fennica - BugGuide.Net". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1269715/bgpage.
External links
- "Species Details Actebia fennica". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. February 16, 2005. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5353.
Wikidata ☰ Q1377615 entry
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