Biology:Xestia maculata

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Short description: Species of moth

Xestia maculata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. maculata
Binomial name
Xestia maculata
(Smith, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Agrotiphila maculata Smith, 1893
  • Agrotiphila maculate Smith, 1894

Xestia maculata is an owlet moth species found in North America,[1] where it has been recorded from western Canada and Montana. It inhabits open alpine tundra.[2]

References

  1. Annotated Check List of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. PenSoft Publishers. 2010. p. 109. ISBN 9546425354. 
  2. "Species Details: Xestia maculata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6220. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18138161 entry