Xestia cohaesa

Xestia cohaesa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin and in the Near East and Middle East.

Xestia cohaesa
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X. cohaesa
Binomial name
Xestia cohaesa
(Herrich-Schäffer, [1849])
Synonyms

Caradrina cohaesa Herrich-Schäffer, [1849]
Lycophotia pulverea Hampson, 1903

Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Poaceae.

Subspecies

  • Xestia cohaesa cohaesa (Italy, Greece to Bulgaria, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran)
  • Xestia cohaesa lineata (Ukraine, Crimea, Caucasus, Turkmenistan)
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