Biology:Actebia squalida

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Short description: Species of moth

Actebia squalida
Protexarnis squalida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Actebia
Species:
A. squalida
Binomial name
Actebia squalida
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotis squalida Guenée, 1852
  • Protexarnis squalida (Guenée, 1852)

Actebia squalida is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It known from Finland , the southern Urals, and eastern Siberia.[2]

It was previously thought to also occur in North America but this error comes from a misidentification of Actebia balanitis.[3]

The larvae probably feed on various grasses.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676762 entry