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Epipsilia Hübner, [1821]

Epipsilia Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 210, TS: Noctua latens Hübner

= Rhyacia ; [NACL, 156]; [POOLE]; [MNA27.3, 55]

Episilla ; Hampson, 1903, (missp.)
Epipsilia ; [NE2, 18]
Epipsia (Noctuini) ; [NE3, 133]

Epipsilia latens (Hübner, [1809])

-. See [About maps] Noctua latens Hübner, [1809]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 89, f. 419, TL: Austria
Rhyacia latens ; [POOLE]
Epipsilia latens ; [NE3, 134]

E. l. latens

C.Europe, N.Spain Agrotis murina Freyer, 1842; 132, pl. 364, f. 1, TL: Hannover

= Rhyacia latens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 18]

Agrotis latitans Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1) : 308, TL: Valais

= Rhyacia latens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 18]

obscura Schwingenschuss, 1923

= ; [NE2, 18]

Epipsilia latens latens ; [NE2: 18, pl. 1, f. 1-6, pl. 11, 7]

E. l. illuminata (Turati, 1919)

Apennines Rhyacia (Agrotis) latens f. illuminata Turati, 1919; Naturalista sicil. 23: 270, pl. 3, f. 31, TL: Italy, C.Apennines, Monti Sibillini, Bolognola
Rhyacia latens var. appennina Sohn-Rethel, 1929; 7, pl. 2, f. 4-5, TL: Italy, Majella region

= Rhyacia latens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 20]

Epipsilia latens illuminata ; [NE2: 20, pl. 1, f. 9]

E. l. hyrcana (Staudinger, 1899)

N.Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Caucasus Agrotis grisescens var. hyrcana Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2): 339, TL: N. Persia, Hadschyabad and Schahkuh

= Rhyacia electra ; [POOLE]

Rhyacia latens pontica Draudt, 1936; 468, pl. 5, f. e5, TL: Anatolia, Sultan-Dagh, Akshehir

= Rhyacia latens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 20]

Epipsilia latens hyrcana ; [NE2: 20, f. 1-6]

Epipsilia cervantes (Reisser, 1935)

-. See [About maps] Rhyacia grisescens cervantes Reisser, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 53: 41, pl. 1, f. A5, B5, TL: Spain, Sierra de Gredos, Gargania de las Pozas and Laguna de Gredos
Rhyacia cervantes ; [POOLE]
Epipsilia cervantes ; [NE3, 134]

E. c. cervantes

Spain Gyulaipetri Varga, 1975

= ; [NE2, 22]

Epipsilia cervantes cervantes ; [NE2: 22, pl. 11, f. 7-8, 19, 20, pl. 11, f. 2-5]

E. c. vargai Fibiger, 1990

Greece, Balkans, Bulgaria Epipsilia cervantes vargai Fibiger, 1990; [NE2: 22, pl. 1, f. 17-18, pl. 11, f. 6], TL: Greece, Drama, Mt. Phalakron above Volas, 1700m

E. c. pseudolatens (Schwingenschuss, 1935)

Morocco (High Atlas) Rhyacia pseudolatens Schwingenschuss, 1935; in Zerny, Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc. 42 : 51, pl. 1, f. 9, TL: Morocco, Tachdirt, Tizi
Rhyacia pseudolatens ; [POOLE]
Epipsilia cervantes pseudolatens ; [NE2, 23 (note)]

Epipsilia grisescens (Fabricius, 1794)

. See [About maps] Hopeamaayökkönen
Noctua grisescens Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 110, TL: [Germany, Kiel] Kiliae [error?]
Epipsilia grisescens, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Epipsilia grisescens, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Rhyacia grisescens ; [POOLE]
Epipsilia grisescens ; [NE3, 134]

500x505 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 22-28.8.1976, f 26-1.9.1995, Markku Savela leg.

Flight in August

Larva on Gramineae, Festuca sp.

E. g. grisescens

Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans, Carpathians Noctua ignicola Hübner, [1813]; pl. 117, f. 546, TL: Europe

= Rhyacia grisescens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 24]

Agrotis corrosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850; 333, Noctuides pl. 29, f. 141, TL: "Polar regions"

= Rhyacia grisescens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 24]

defasciata Wendlandt, 1902

= ; [NE2, 24 (form)]

fasciata Vorbrodt, 1917

= ; [NE2, 24 (form)]

Euxoa grisescens f. albescens Sohn-Rethel, 1929; 6, pl. 2, f. 2-3, TL: Italy, Abruzzen

= Rhyacia grisescens ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE2, 24]

Epipsilia (Agrotis) grisescens coralita Hospital, 1948; Trab. Mus. Cienc. nat. Barcelona 1 (2): 11-14

= ; [NE2, 24]

obscurata Feichtenberger, 1942

= ; [NE2, 24]

lucida Feichtenberger, 1962

= ; [NE2, 24]

Epipsilia grisescens grisescens ; [NE2, 24]

Misidentified/misapplied:

latens; Boisduval, 1832

E. g. septentrionalis Fibiger, 1993

Fennoscandia, Denmark Epipsilia grisescens septentrionalis Fibiger, 1993; Noctuidae Europaeae, 2 (Noctuinae II): 24, pl. 1, f. 10-11, TL: Sweden, Halland, Fjärds

Epipsilia boursini (Rungs, 1972)

Morocco. See [About maps] Rhyacia (Epipsilia) boursini Rungs, 1972; 657, pl. 1, f. 9, TL: Morocco, Haut Atlas, E of Djebel Oukaimedeen
Rhyacia boursini ; [POOLE]

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References:

[About maps]

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[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MNA27.3]

Lafontaine, 1998; The Moths of America North of Mexico; Fascicle 27.3; NOCTUOIDEA; Noctuidae (part): 348pp

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NE2]

Fibiger, M, 1993; Noctuinae II. - Noctuidae Europaeae; Vol 2

[NE3]

Fibiger, M, 1997; Noctuinae III. - Noctuidae Europaeae; Vol 3

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Cinquiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 1 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1) : 1-407, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)

Hübner, [1809]

Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : 155-194, : pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803), : pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808), : pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809), : pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813), : pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817), : pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819), : pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822), : pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823), : pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824), : pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826), : pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828), : pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830), : pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832), : pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833), : pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834), : pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835), : pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835), : pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836), : pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838), : pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838), : pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838), : [7], 8-24 (1834?)

Hübner, [1821]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Staudinger, 1899

Ueber Lepidoptereren aus dem östlichsten Thian Schan-Gebiet Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2): 331-351 (1900)

Schwingenschuss in Zerny, 1935

Die Lepidopterenfauna des Grossen Atlas in Marokko un seiner Randgebiete Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc. 42 : 1-164, 2pls

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