Biology:Xestia brunneopicta

Xestia brunneopicta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xestia
Species:	X. brunneopicta
Binomial name
	Xestia brunneopicta; (Matsumura, 1925)
Synonyms
	Anomogyna brunneopicta Matsumura, 1925;

Short description: Species of moth

Xestia brunneopicta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Magadan to the east-Siberian Tuva in Russia . It has also been recorded from northern Finland .

The larvae feed on various plants, including Andromeda polifolia, Salix phylicifolia, Larix gmelini, Larix decidua and Larix sibirica. Young larvae have a pale greenish grey body and pale brown head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 35–40 mm. They have a brown head and the dorsal and ventral regions of the body are green, with the middorsal and subdorsal lines white, narrow, short and broken.^[2]

Life cycle gallery

1st instar larva
2nd instar larva
9. The 3rd instar larva on Andromeda polifolia; 10. The 4th instar larva on Larix decidua Miller (Pinaceae); 11. Last instar larva with darker brown head; 12. Mature larva on Salix phylicifolia
Pupa