Chersotis alpestris
Chersotis alpestris is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Subspecies
- Chersotis alpestris alpestris
- ''Chersotis alpestris ponticola''
Description
Chersotis alpestris has a wingspan of. The hind wings are light brown in males, while in females they are medium or dark brown. The underside of the wings is usually yellowish brown, though the underside of the hind wings is often more whitish.Seitz states R. alpestris Bsd. . is hardly separable from the preceding, but the reniform stigma is less produced and does not touch the orbicular stigma. C. alpestris occurs in nearly the same localities as ocellina; both species are diurnal and are found at rest on flower heads.