Biology:Scania messia

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Short description: Species of moth

Scania messia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Scania
Species:
S. messia
Binomial name
Scania messia
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis digramma Agrotis messium
  • Guenée, 1852 Guenée, 1852
  • Mabille, 1885 Pseudoleucania messium
  • Agrotis furcifera (Guenée, 1852)
  • Agrotis personii Walker, 1858
  • Anicla messium

Scania messia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Valparaíso to the Los Lagos Region of Chile , Buenos Aires, Tandil, La Rioja and Santa Fe in Argentina and Colonia, Estanzuela, Puntas Arcual, Montevideo and Paysandú in Uruguay.

The wingspan is about 31.6 mm. Adults are on wing from August to April.

The larvae feed on various agricultural crops, as well as Fagaceae species and Brassica nigra.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7430023 entry