Euxoa recussa


Euxoa recussa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The nominate form is found in mountainous areas in Southern Europe as well as the Alps. Euxoa recussa tetrastigma is found Northern Europe, east to Russia, Western Siberia, the Altai Mountains and Amur.

Description

The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Warren states E. recussa Hbn. . Forewing purplish-grey with redbrown suffusion; claviform stigma large, blackish; orbicular and reniform brown with grey annuli; the cell black; no black streak below cell; hindwing luteous grey with the termen dark. Generally distributed in Europe, also found in Turkestan and Siberia.

Subspecies

  • Euxoa recussa recussa
  • ''Euxoa recussa tetrastigma''

Biology

This moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and grasses.