Xestia gelida | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Xestia |
Species: | X. gelida
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Binomial name | |
Xestia gelida (
Sparre Schneider, 1883)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Xestia gelida is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae, [2] found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia. It was first collected by Jacob Sparre Schneider on an expedition in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway in 1882, and was described the following year. [3] This was the only specimen known in Norway until 2010, when it was rediscovered in Nord-Trøndelag county. [4]
The larvae are known to feed on Vaccinium myrtillus (European blueberry) and Taraxacum (dandelion). The adults are active from June to July. [5]
The species is considered endangered in the 2015 Norwegian Red List and vulnerable in the 2020 Swedish Red List, primarily due to habitat loss. [6] [5]
In 1989, it was found to exhibit industrial melanism, possibly the first known case among subarctic fauna. [7]
Xestia gelida | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Xestia |
Species: | X. gelida
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Binomial name | |
Xestia gelida (
Sparre Schneider, 1883)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Xestia gelida is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae, [2] found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia. It was first collected by Jacob Sparre Schneider on an expedition in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway in 1882, and was described the following year. [3] This was the only specimen known in Norway until 2010, when it was rediscovered in Nord-Trøndelag county. [4]
The larvae are known to feed on Vaccinium myrtillus (European blueberry) and Taraxacum (dandelion). The adults are active from June to July. [5]
The species is considered endangered in the 2015 Norwegian Red List and vulnerable in the 2020 Swedish Red List, primarily due to habitat loss. [6] [5]
In 1989, it was found to exhibit industrial melanism, possibly the first known case among subarctic fauna. [7]