Euxoa decora


Euxoa decora is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, Morocco, Algeria, the Caucasus, Armenia, Issyk-Kul, Turkey, Iran and Iraq.
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Description

It has a typical wingspan of 38–41 mm. Warren states E. decora Schiff. . Forewing dull ashgrey, sometimes with a brownish or ochreous tinge; lines dark, often obscure; stigmata pale, sometimes ochreous; claviform, when present, yellowish; hindwing dull fuscous, with the base paler in male. Common on the Mountains of Central Europe and in Armenia; — in ab. livida Stgr. the ground colour is dark purplish grey and the stigmata well-defined; the orbicular round and sometimes filled up with ochreous.

Subspecies

  • Euxoa decora decora
  • Euxoa decora simulatrix
  • Euxoa decora splendida
  • Euxoa decora macedonica
  • Euxoa decora olympica
  • ''Euxoa decora hackeri''

Biology

Each generation of adults are on wing from July to September, and larvae feed on a wide range of low growing plants, including Anthyllis vulneraria.