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Xestia Hübner, 1818
Xestia Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 16 (post 22nd December 1818), TS: Noctua ochreago Hübner
Amathes Hübner, [1821]; , TS: Noctua baja Denis & Schiffermüller
= ; [NACL, 156]; [NE3, 175]
Megasema Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 222, TS: Phalaena triangulum Hufnagel
= ; [NACL, 156]; [NE3, 175]
Lytaea Stephens, 1829; , TS: Noctua umbrosa Hübner
= ; [NACL, 156]; [NE2, 134]
Segetia Stephens, 1829; , TS: Noctua xanthographa Denis & Schiffermüller
= ; [NACL, 156]; [NE3, 175]
Hiptelia Guenée, 1852; , TS: Noctua ochreago Hübner
= ; [NE2, 134]
Pachnobia Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1) : 341, TS: Noctua tecta Hübner (missid. Pachnobia carnea, Thunberg)
= ; [NE3, 175]
Anomogyna Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 110, TS: Hadena laetabilis Zetterstedt
= ; [NE3, 174]
Anepilecta Warren; , TS: accipiter Felder & Rogenhofer
= ; [MOB8, 68]
Pteroscia Morrison, 1875
= Anomogyna ; [NACL, 156]
= ; [NE2, 134]
Agrotiphila Grote, 1876; Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist. 11: 108, TS: Agrotiphila colorado Smith
= ; [MOB12, 68]; [NE2, 134]
Schoyenia Aurivillius, 1883; Ent. Tidskr. 4: 191, TS: Schoyenia arctica Aurivillius
= ; [NE3, 174]
Platagrotis Smith, 1890; , TS: Noctua speciosa Hübner
= Anomogyna ; [NACL, 156]
= ; [NE3, 174]
Lena Herz, 1903; (preocc.), TS: Noctua quieta Hübner
= ; [NE2, 134]
Hypoxestia Hampson, 1903; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 4: 600, TS: Mesogona dilatata Butler
= ; [NE2, 134]
Barrovia Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; , TS: liquidaria Eversmann
= ; [NE2, 134]
Agrotimorpha Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; staudingeri, Möschler
= Agrotiphila ; [NACL, 156]
= ; [NE2, 134]
Archanarta Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; , TS: quieta Hübner
= ; [NE3, 174]
Epipsiliamorpha Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 24: 173, TS: Agrotis alaskae Grote
= ; [NE2, 134]
Estimata Kozhantschikov; , TS: herrichschaefferi Alphéraky
= ; [MOB8, 68]
Knappia Nye, 1975; (repl. Lena Herz, 1903), TS: quieta Hübner
Lankialaia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 174]
Synanomogyna Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 174]
Peranomogyna Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 174]
Calamogyna Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 174]
Xenopachnobia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Lorezea Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Megarhomba Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Asworthia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Cenigria Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Monticollia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Castanasta Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Caloxestia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Palkkermes Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]
Lytaea Beck, 1996; , TS: umbrosa Hübner
= ; [NE3, 175]
Ericathia Beck, 1996
= ; [NE3, 175]

Agrotiphila (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Anomacyna ; Benjamin, 1933, (missp.)
Anomogyna (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Archanarta (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Barrovia (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Epipsiliamorpha (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Pachnobia (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Xestia (Noctuini) ; [NACL, 156]
Xestia ; [NE2, 134]; [NE3, 174]

about 180spp [NE2, 134]


Subgenus Schoyenia Aurivillius, 1883
Schoyenia Aurivillius, 1883; Ent. Tidskr. 4: 191, TS: Schoyenia arctica Aurivillius
Lena Herz, 1903; (preocc.), TS: quieta Hübner
Barrovia Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; , TS: liquidaria Eversmann
Archanarta Barnes & Benjamin, 1929; , TS: quieta Hübner
Knappia Nye, 1975; (repl. Lena Herz, 1903), TS: quieta Hübner
Schoyenia ; [NE2, 136]; [NE3, 175]

fiXestia lyngei (Rebel, 1923)
. See [About maps] Agroptiphila lyngei Rebel, 1923; Rep. Norw. Exp. Novaya Zemlja (7): 1, pl. 1, f. 1, 2, TL: Novaya Zemlya, Maschigin Fjord
Schoyenia glacialis Grönblom, 1937; (preocc.)
Xestia lyngei ssp. aborigenea Kononenko, 1983
Xestia lyngei [BAMONA]
Xestia (Schoyenia) lyngei ; [NE3, 175]

Flight from beginning of July to latter half of July.

Larva on Empetrum

NE.Siberia, Alaska, Yukon Xestia (Schoyenia) lyngei lyngei ; [NE2, 136]
X. l. aborigenea Kononenko, 1983
Magadan Xestia lyngei aborigenea ; [NE2, 137]
X. l. lankialai (Grönblom, 1962)
N.Finland, N.Sweden Liuskepaljakkayökkönen
Archanarta lankialai Grönblom, 1962; in Grönblom & al., Cat. Lepid. Fenn. reg. adiacent.: 14 (repl. glacialis Lankiala, 1937), TL: Finland, Saana
glacialis Lankiala, 1937; (preocc.)
Xestia (Schoyenia) lyngei lankialai ; [NE2: 136, pl. 7, f. 12-13]

Xestia liquidaria (Eversmann, 1848)
N.Siberia, Alaska, Yukon. See [About maps] Amphidasis liquidaria Eversmann, 1848; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 21 (3): 222, TL: "Steppen der Kirgisen jenseit des Uralflusses" [error, prob. Ural Mts.]
unifasciata Ménétriés, 1851
= ; [NE2, 138]
arctica Aurivillius, 1883
= ; [NE2, 138]
fasciata Skinner, 1902
= ; [NE2, 138]
simplicissima Tschetverikov, 1911
= ; [NE2, 138]
Xestia liquidaria [BAMONA]
Xestia (Schoyenia) liquidaria ; [NE2: 138, pl. 7, f. 18, pl. 11, f. 1]; [NE3, 175]

fiXestia quieta (Hübner, [1813])
N.Scandinavia, N.Siberia. See [About maps] Tuhkapaljakkayökkönen
Noctua quieta Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 103 (1809-1813), f. 485
Anarta schoenherri Zetterstedt, [1839]
= ; [NACL, #10985]; [NE2, 137]
nigricans Aurivillius, 1891
= ; [NE2, 137]
Lena poppiusi Herz, 1903
= ; [NE2, 137]
Xestia quieta [BAMONA]
Archanarta quieta ; [NACL, #10985]
Xestia (Schoyenia) quieta ; [NE2: 137, pl. 7, f. 15-17]; [NE3, 175]
[quieta.jpg] 500x513 (~47Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki, Ailigas, 775:50, m+f 8.7.1983, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from beginning of July to latter half of July.

Larva on Empetrum?


X. q. constricta (Walker, 1857)
Anarta quieta constricta Walker, 1857
Anarta constricta Walker, 1857
= Xestia quieta ; [NE2, 137]
Anarta rigida Walker, 1857
= ; [NACL, #10985a]
= Xestia quieta ; [NE2, 137]
Archanarta quieta constricta ; [NACL, #10985a]

Xestia aequaeva (Benjamin, 1934)
N.Siberia. See [About maps] Epipsiliamorpha aequaeva Benjamin, 1934
Agrotiphila brachiptera Kononenko, 1981; Trudy zool. Inst. Leningr. 103: 107, TL: Magadanskaja Oblast, Chukotka, Chaplino
= ; Kononenko, Lafontaine & Mikkola, 1996
Xestia aequaeva [BAMONA]
Epipsiliamorpha aequaeva ; [NACL, #10984]
Xestia (Schoyenia) brachiptera ; [NE2: 139, pl. 11, f. 40-41]
Xestia (Schoyenia) aequaeva ; [NE3, 175]

Xestia fasciata Skinner, 1902²
fasciata Skinner, 1902²
Barrovia fasciata ; [NACL, #10934]

Xestia bryanti (Benjamin, 1933)
Archanarta bryanti Benjamin, 1933
Xestia bryanti [BAMONA]
Archanarta bryanti ; [NACL, #10986]

Xestia acraea (Benjamin, 1934)
Archanarta acraea Benjamin, 1934
Archanarta acraea ; [NACL, #10987]

Subgenus ?

Xestia alaskae (Grote, 1876)
Alaska. See [About maps] Agrotis (Pachnobia) alaskae Grote, 1876; Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 3: 84, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: Alaska
Xestia alaskae [BAMONA]
Epipsiliamorpha alaskae ; [NACL, #10983]

Subgenus Anomogyna Staudinger, 1871
Anomogyna Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 110, TS: Hadena laetabilis Zetterstedt
Platagrotis Smith, 1890; , TS: Noctua speciosa Hübner
Anomagyna Benjamin, 1933; (missp.)
Anomogyna ; [NE2, 140]; [NE3, 176]

fiXestia borealis (Nordström, 1933)
N.Scandinavia, C.Siberia. See [About maps] Pohjan harmoyökkönen
Aplectoides borealis Nordström, 1933; Int. ent. Z. 27: 317, TL: Sweden, Jämtland, Vällistafjäll
Agrotis imandrensis Lingonblad, 1933
= ; [NE2, 140]
Xestia (Anomogyna) borealis ; [NE2: 140, pl. 7, f. 19-22]; [NE3, 177]

Flight from end of June to latter half of July.

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus [NE2]


fiXestia distensa (Eversmann, 1851)
N.Scandinavia. See [About maps] Caradrina distensa Eversmann, 1851; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 24 (2): 633, TL: Irkutsk
Xestia (Anomogyna) distensa ; [NE2, 143]; [NE3, 177]
[distensa.jpg] 550x432 (~32Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 15.7.1995, Photo © Juha Salokannel


fiXestia laetabilis (Zetterstedt, 1839)
. See [About maps] Hento harmoyökkönen
Hadena laetabilis Zetterstedt, 1839; Insecta Lapponica : 939, TL: "Lapponia borealis"
obliterata Zetterstedt, 1839
= ; [NE2, 141]
Anomogyna laetabilis kononis Matsumura, 1925
Xestia laetabilis [BAMONA]
Anomogyna laetabilis ; [NACL, #10963]
Xestia (Anomogyna) laetabilis ; [NE2: 141, f. 29, pl. 7, f. 23-26, 28]; [NE3, 177]

Flight in July

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus

N.Scandinavia
X. l. minor (Herz, 1903)
N.Siberia Anomogyna laetabilis var. minor Herz, 1903
Xestia laetabilis minor ; [NE2, 143 (note)]
X. l. pergratiosa (Kovacs & Varga, 1973)
N.Mongolia Anomogyna laetabilis pergratiosa Kovacs & Varga, 1973
Xestia laetabilis pergratiosa ; [NE2, 143 (note)]

fiXestia brunneopicta (Matsumura, 1925)
N.Finland, C.Siberia - Amur, Magadan, upper Kolyma R.. See [About maps] Anomogyna brunneopicta Matsumura, 1925; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ., 15: 131, TL: N.Sakhalin, Nyiwo, Rikovskoie
Xestia (Anomogyna) brunneopicta ; [NE2: 144, pl. 11, f. 42-43]; [NE3, 178]

fiXestia gelida (Sparre-Schneider, 1883)
N.Fennoscandia, N.Siberia. See [About maps] Savuharmoyökkönen
Agrotis gelida Sparre-Schneider, 1883; Ent. Tidskr. 1883: 88, TL: Norway, Eide, Syd-Varangen
comparata Sparre-Schneider, 1883; (preocc.)
= ; [NE2, 143]
Agrotis gelida var. mevesi Aurivillius, 1891
= ; [NE2, 143]
Agronycta pfizenmayeri Herz, 1903
= ; [NE2, 143]
obscura Lingonblad, 1946
= ; [NE2, 143]
f. inferna Mikkola, 1989
= ; [NE2, 143]
Xestia (Anomogyna) gelida ; [NE2, 143]; [NE3, 178]
[gelida.jpg] 500x272 (~23Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 736:61, f 15.7.1985, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of June to latter half of July.

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus, Taraxacum



fiXestia sincera (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
NEU, Alps. See [About maps] Vaalea harmoyökkönen
Agrotis sincera Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (47): 412, (49): (ix) pl. 100, TL: Dresden
zelleri Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
= ; [NE2, 145]
Xestia sincera [NORLEP]
Xestia (Anomogyna) sincera ; [NE2: 145, f. 31, pl. 7, f. 39-40]; [NE3, 178]
[sincera.jpg] 500x275 (~22Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 736:61, f 15.7.1985, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to first half of July.

Larva on Picea abies



Xestia rhaetica (Staudinger, 1871)
-. See [About maps] Agrotis speciosa var. rhaetica Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 82, TL: Switzerland, Rhaetia
Xestia rhaetica [BAMONA]
Xestia rhaetica [NORLEP]
Xestia (Anomogyna) rhaetica ; [NE3, 179]

Larva on Galebadolon luteum, Pulmonaria Beck, 1960, Abhandlunge zur Larvalsystemtik der Insekten, No. 4:165

Alps obscura Helbig, 1932
= ; [NE2, 146]
Xestia (Anomogyna) rhaetica rhaetica ; [NE2: 146, pl. 7, f. 35]
X. r. norica (Löberbauer, 1936)
Austria (N.Alps), Tatra Anomogyna rhaetica norica Löberbauer, 1936; Zeitschr. Wien. Ent. Ges. 37: 167, TL: Höllen Mts, Kalkalpen, Switzerland
Xestia (Anomogyna) rhaetica norica ; [NE2: 147, f. 32, pl. 7, f. 38]
X. r. homogena (McDunnough, 1921)
conditoides (Benjamin, 1934)
= ; [NE2, 148]
Anomogyna homogena conditoides ; [NACL, #10964a]
Anomogyna homogena ; [NACL, #10964]
Xestia rhaetica homogena ; [NE2, 148 (note)]

fiXestia fennica (Brandt, 1936)
NEU. See [About maps] Nuoliharmoyökkönen
Anomogyna rhaetica fennica Brandt, 1936; Ent. Z. 49: 459, TL: Kuusamo, Paanajärvi, Finland
Xestia rhaetica fuscogrisea Kononenko, 1984; Ent. Obozr. 63: 625, f. 13-15, TL: Magadansckaya, Kolima, 18km from Kulu
Xestia (Anomogyna) rhaetica fennica ; [NE2: 146, pl. 7, f. 36-37]; [NE3, 179 (note)]
[fennica-1.jpg] 500x289 (~25Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 736:61, m 15.7.1983, Markku Savela leg. [fennica.jpg] 460x577 (~67Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, Jäkälänmutkantie, 13.7.1995, Photo © Juha Salokannel

Flight from first half of July to beginning of August.

Larva on Vaccinium?



fiXestia speciosa (Hübner, [1813])
. See [About maps] Kirjoharmoyökkönen
Noctua speciosa Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 104 (1809-1813), f. 491
Xestia speciosa [ALBERTA]
Xestia speciosa [BAMONA]
Anomogyna speciosa ; [NACL, #10959]
Xestia (Anomogyna) speciosa ; [NE2, 148]; [NE3, 179]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Xestia speciosa (= Xestia viridescens); [NE2, pl. 7, f. 42]
[speciosa-1.jpg] 500x504 (~51Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 12-13.8.1969, f 8-14.8.1981, Markku Savela leg. [speciosa-2.jpg] 500x515 (~43Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 733:60, m+m 16.7.1981, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of July to beginning of September.

In north only until beginning of August

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus, Betula nana


Germany Xestia speciosa speciosa; [NE2: 148, pl. 7, f. 41-42]
Ophiusa schoenherri Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; (preocc.)
= ; [NE2, 148]
Aplecta schoennherri Guenée, 1852
= ; [NE2, 148]
Agrotis speciosa var. obscura Frey, 1880
= ; [NE2, 148]
ab. millieri Culot, 1910
= obscura ; [NE2, 148]
X. s. modesta (Warnecke, 1962)
Alps Aplectoides speciosa modesta Warnecke, 1962; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel 12: 8, TL: Switzerland, Pontresina
Xestia (Anomogyna) speciosa modesta ; [NE2: 149, pl. 7, f. 46]
X. s. arctica (Zetterstedt, 1839)
NEU Hadena arctica Zetterstedt, 1839; Insecta Lapponica : 939, TL: Lapponia borealis
Aplectoides speciosa rybatchiensis Kozhanchikov, 1933; , TL: Kola
= ; [NE2, 149]
ab. elisabethae Kotzsch, 1934
= ; [NE2, 149]
ab. diffusa Rangnov, 1935
= ; [NE2, 149]
baltica Valle, 1940
= ; [NE2, 149]
Anomogyna speciosa arctica ; [NACL, #10959a]
Xestia (Anomogyna) speciosa arctica ; [NE2: 149, pl. 7, f. 43-44]
X. s. aegrota (Alphéraky, 1897)
Siberia, N.Mongolia Agrotis speciosa var. aegrota Alphéraky, 1897
ægrota Hampson, 1903
Agrotis speciosa var. janae Herz, 1903
Xestia speciosa aegrota ; [NE2, 150 (note)]
X. s. ussurica Kononenko, 1984
NE.Siberia - Korea, Japan Xestia speciosa ussurica ; [NE2, 150 (note)]
X. s. livalis (Smith, 1910)
Nearctic Aplectoides livalis Smith, 1910
= Anomogyna speciosa mixta ; [NACL, #10959b]
Anomogyna aklavicensis Benjamin, 1933
= ; [NE2, 150]
Anomogyna aklavicensis ; [NACL, #10961]
Xestia speciosa aklavicensis ; [NE2, 150 (note)]
X. s. mixta (Walker, 1856)
Acronycta mixta Walker, 1856
Anomogyna speciosa mixta ; [NACL, #10959b]

Xestia viridiscens (Turati, 1919)
Alps. See [About maps] Aplectoides speciosa f. viridescens Turati, 1919; Naturalista sicil. 23: 70, TL: Italy, Valdieri, Alpi Maritime
Xestia (Anomogyna) speciosa viridescens ; [NE2: 149, pl. 7, f. 45]
Xestia (Anomogyna) viridescens ; [NE3, 179]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Xestia speciosa; [NE2, pl. 7, f. 42]

fiXestia alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1839)
. See [About maps] Puneharmoyökkönen Northern Dart
Hadena alpicola Zetterstedt, 1839; Insecta Lapponica : 938, TL: Sweden: Stoettingfjellet, Norway: Dovre
Xestia alpicola [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Anomogyna) alpicola ; [NE3, 180]
[alpicola.jpg] 500x508 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Om: Perho, Jänkä, 7020:376, m 5.8.1971, f 3.8.1971, Markku Savela leg.

Flight South from latter half of July to August. North in July

Larva on Betula nana, Arctostaphylos, Empetrum


NEU - C.Siberia? Hadena hyperborea Zetterstedt, 1839
= ; [NE2, 150]
Hadena aquilonaris Zetterstedt, 1839
= ; [NE2, 150]
norvegica Strand, 1904
= ; [NE2, 150]
Xestia (Anomogyna) alpicola alpicola ; [NE2: 150, pl. 8, f. 1-4]
X. a. alpina (Humphreys & Westwood, 1843)
N.British Isles Agrotis alpina Humphreys & Westwood, 1843; Br. Moths, 1: 118, TL: Scotland, Perthshire, Cairn Gowr
f. rufistigma Cockayne, 1952
= ; [NE2, 151]
f. uniformis Cockayne, 1952
= ; [NE2, 151]
f. suffusa Richardson, 1952
= ; [NE2, 151]
Xestia (Anomogyna) alpicola alpina ; [NE2: 151, pl. 8, f. 5-6]
X. a. carnica (Hering, 1846)
Alps alpicola carnica (Hering, 1846); Stett. ent. Z. 7: 236, TL: Austria, Klagenfurt
Orthosia glacialis Herrich-Schäffer, 1849
= ; [NE2, 151]
Agrotis iveni Hüber, 1870
= ; [NE2, 151]
coerulescens Tutt, 1872
= ; [NE2, 151]
Agrotis carnica Hering, 1846
Xestia (Anomogyna) alpicola carnica ; [NE2: 151, pl. 11, f. 49]
X. a. ryffelensis (Oberthür, 1904)
Alps Pachnobia hyperborea var. ryffelensis Oberthür, 1904; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 1: 60, TL: [France] Ryffelalp
Xestia (Anomogyna) alpicola ryffelensis ; [NE2: 152, pl. 8, f. 7-8]

Xestia albuncula (Eversmann, 1851)
N.Urals - Far East, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territory. See [About maps] Cymatophora albuncula Eversmann, 1851; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 24 (2): 627, TL: Russia, Irkutsk
Anomogyna f. arufoides Benjamin, 1933
= Anomogyna mallochi ; [NACL, #10966]
= ; [NE3, 181]
Xestia albuncula [BAMONA]
Xestia (Anomogyna) albuncula ; [NE3: 181, f. 99-100]
X. a. mallochi Benjamin, 1933
Anomogyna mallochi ; [NACL, #10966]
Xestia albuncula mallochi ; [NE3, 181 (note)]
X. a. stejnigeri Benjamin, 1933
Anomogyna mallochi stejnigeri ; [NACL, #10966a]
Xestia albuncula stejnigeri ; [NE3, 181 (note)]

Xestia caelebs (Staudinger, 1895)
Agrotis caelebs Staudinger, 1895; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 8 (2) : 313 (1896), TL: between Lob Noor and Kuku Noor
Cerastis caelebs ; [POOLE]
Xestia caelebs ; [NE2, 183]

The "NA" species-group

All may not belong to this subgenus (Anomogyna)


Xestia fabulosa (Ferguson, 1965)
Anomogyna fabulosa Ferguson, 1965
Xestia fabulosa [ALBERTA]
Xestia fabulosa [BAMONA]
Anomogyna fabulosa ; [NACL, #10958]

Xestia apropitia (Benjamin, 1933)
Anomogyna apropitia Benjamin, 1933
Xestia apropitia [BAMONA]
Anomogyna apropitia ; [NACL, #10960]

Xestia perquiritata Morrison, 1874²
perquiritata Morrison, 1874²
baileyana Grote, 1880²
= ; [NACL, #10962]
Xestia perquiritata [ALBERTA]
Xestia perquiritata [BAMONA]
Anomogyna perquiritata ; [NACL, #10962]
X. p. partita (McDunnough, 1921)
Anomogyna perquiritata partita McDunnough, 1921
Anomogyna perquiritata partita ; [NACL, #10962a]
X. p. beddeki Hampson, 1913²
perquiritata beddeki Hampson, 1913²
beddeci Hampson, 1913²; (incorr. orig. spell.)
= ; [NACL, #10962b]
Anomogyna perquiritata beddeki ; [NACL, #10962b]
X. p. clarkei (Benjamin, 1934)
Anomogyna perquiritata clarkei Benjamin, 1934
Anomogyna perquiritata clarkei ; [NACL, #10962c]

Xestia imperita (Hübner, 1827-31)
imperita (Hübner, 1827-31)
comparata Möschler, 1862²
= ; [NACL, #10965]
saxigena Morrison, 1874²
= ; [NACL, #10965]
Xestia imperita [ALBERTA]
Xestia imperita [BAMONA]
Anomogyna imperita ; [NACL, #10965]
X. i. discitincta Walker, 1856²
imperita discitincta Walker, 1856²
arufa Smith, 1905²
= ; [NACL, #10965a]
Anomogyna imperita discitincta ; [NACL, #10965a]

Xestia elimata Guenée, 1852²
elimata Guenée, 1852²
grisatra Smith, 1907²
= ; [NACL, #10967]
Xestia elimata [BAMONA]
Anomogyna elimata ; [NACL, #10967]

Xestia badicollis Grote, 1873²
badicollis Grote, 1873²
Xestia badicollis [BAMONA]
Anomogyna badicollis ; [NACL, #10968]

Xestia dilucida Morrison, 1875²
dilucida Morrison, 1875²
janualis Grote, 1878²
= ; [NACL, #10969]
Xestia dilucida [BAMONA]
Anomogyna dilucida ; [NACL, #10969]

Xestia youngii Smith, 1902²
youngii Smith, 1902²
Xestia youngii [BAMONA]
Anomogyna youngii ; [NACL, #10970]
X. y. atoma Smith, 1907²
youngii atoma Smith, 1907²
Anomogyna youngii atoma ; [NACL, #10970a]

Xestia mustelina Smith, 1900²
mustelina Smith, 1900²
occidens Hampson, 1913²
= ; [NACL, #10971]
Xestia mustelina [BAMONA]
Anomogyna mustelina ; [NACL, #10971]

Xestia infimatis Grote, 1880²
infimatis Grote, 1880²
dernarius Smith, 1907²
= ; [NACL, #10972]
Xestia infimatis [BAMONA]
Anomogyna infimatis ; [NACL, #10972]

Xestia vernilis Grote, 1879²
vernilis Grote, 1879²
filiis Smith, 1907²
= ; [NACL, #10973]
Xestia vernilis [BAMONA]
Anomogyna vernilis ; [NACL, #10973]

Subgenus Pachnobia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Pachnobia Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1) : 124, TS: Noctua tecta Hübner (missid. Pachnobia carnea, Thunberg)
Pteroscia Morrison, 1875
Pachnobia ; [NE2, 153]; [NE3, 183]

fiXestia lorezi (Staudinger, 1891)
. See [About maps] Tunturiharmoyökkönen
Hiptelia? lorezi Staudinger, 1891; Soc. Ent. 6: 137, TL: Switzerlan, Graubünden Canton
Xestia lorezi [BAMONA]
Xestia (Pachnobia) lorezi ; [NE3, 183]
[lorezi.jpg] 500x301 (~23Kb) FINLAND: Enl: Saana, 767:25, 6.7.1978, O. Helminene leg.

Flight in July

Larva on (unknown)


Alps Epipsilia loresi Hampson, 1903
Xestia (Pachnobia) lorezi lorezi ; [NE2: 154, pl. 8, f. 13-14]
X. l. kongsvoldensis (Grönlien, 1922)
N.Fennoscandia Agrotis tecta var. kongsvoldensis Grönlien, 1922; Norsk Ent. Tidsskr. 1: 183, TL: Near Köder, Kongsvold
fennoscandica Clayhills, 1930
= ; [NE2, 154]
Xestia (Pachnobia) lorezi kongsvoldensis ; [NE2: 154, pl. 8, f. 9-12]
X. l. sajana (Tschetverikov, 1904)
Sajan Agrotis sajana Tschetverikov, 1904; Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 4(2-3): 77, TL: West Sajan, Lake Oja
Anomogyna amathusia Corti & Draudt, 1933
= ; [NE2, 155]
Anomogyna amatoria Corti & Draudt, 1935
= ; [NE2, 155]
Xestia lorezi sajana ; [NE2, 155 (note)]
X. l. katuna Mikkola, 1987²
Altai Xestia lorezi katuna ; [NE2, 155 (note)]
X. l. monotona Kononenko, 1984
Magadan Xestia sajana monotona Kononenko, 1984
Xestia lorezi monotona ; [NE2, 155 (note)]
X. l. ogilviana Lafontaine, 1987²
Yukon Xestia lorezi ogilviana ; [NE2, 155 (note)]

fiXestia tecta (Hübner, [1808])
N.Fennoscandia, N.Siberia, C.Siberia, Alaska, NW.Canada. See [About maps] Ruskoharmoyökkönen
Noctua tecta Hübner, [1808]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 81 (1803-1808), f. 377
Noctua ampla Hübner, [1809]
= ; [NE2, 155]
Pachnobia roosta Smith, 1903
= ; [NE2, 155]
nolens Corti & Draudt, 1933
= ; [NE2, 155]
ab. gaunitzi Nordström, 1937
= ; [NE2, 155]
Xestia tecta [BAMONA]
Pachnobia tecta ; [NACL, #10936]
Xestia (Pachnobia) tecta ; [NE2: 155, pl. 8, f. 15-20]; [NE3, 184]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Pachnobia carnea Thunberg; Treitschke, 1825
[tecta.jpg] 500x316 (~24Kb) FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, 736:61, 16.7.1983, Markku Savela leg.

Flight in July

Larva on Betula nana, Vaccinium


X. t. roosta (Smith, 1903)
NE.Canada Pachnobia tecta roosta Smith, 1903
tectoides Corti, 1926²
= ; [NACL, #10936a]
Xestia tecta tectoides ; [NE2, 156 (note)]
Pachnobia tecta roosta ; [NACL, #10936a]

fiXestia atrata (Morrison, 1875)
NEU. See [About maps] Pteroscia atrata Morrison, 1875; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 17: 156, TL: New Hampshire, Mt. Washington
Anomogyna atrata var. ursae McDunnough, 1940
Xestia atrata ssp. montana Kononenko, 1984
Xestia atrata [ALBERTA]
Xestia atrata [BAMONA]
Anomogyna atrata ; [NACL, #10957]
Xestia (Pachnobia) atrata ; [NE3: 184, f. 101-102]
[atrata-1.jpg] 1000x651 (~86Kb) Finland, Photo © Jari Kaitila

First record from Finland, Kuusamo 2m, 1f, 1999.


S.Canada, N.USA
X. a. yukona (McDunnough, 1921)
Beringia, NW.Canada, Yukon, E.Alaska Pteroscia atrata var. yukona McDunnough, 1921
Anomogyna atrata yukona ; [NACL, #10957a]
X. a. filipjevi (Shljuzhko, 1926)
E.Siberia
X. a. haraldi Fibiger, 1997
N.Sweden Xestia (Pachnobia) atrata haraldi Fibiger, 1997; Noctuidae Europaeae, 3 (Noctuinae III): 180, f. 103, TL: Sweden, Härjedalen, Tänndalen, Skarvruet
X. a. ursae (McDunnough, 1940)
Anomogyna atrata ursae McDunnough, 1940
Anomogyna atrata ursae ; [NACL, #10957b]

Subgenus Megasema Hübner, [1821]
Megasema Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 222, TS: Phalaena triangulum Hufnagel
Agroptiphila Grote, 1876
Agrotimorpha Barnes & Benjamin, 1929
Megasema ; [NE2, 156]; [NE3, 187]

The c-nigrum species-group
c-nigrum ; [NE3, 187, 188]

fiXestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palearctic, Arabia, NA. See [About maps] Kilpimaayökkönen Setaceous Hebrew Character Spotted Cutworm Schwarzes C
Phalaena c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 516
Bombyx gothica var. nunatrum Esper, 1786; Die. Schmett., Th. III (28): 385
= ; [NE2, 156]
Bombyx gothica var. singularis Esper, 1786; Die. Schmett., Th. III (27): pl. 76, f. 3
= ; [NE2, 156]
Agrotis degenerata Staudinger, 1889
= ; [NE2, 156]
suffusa Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 156]
rosea Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 156]
umbrata Schultz, 1908
= ; [NE2, 156]
fritschi Culot, 1910
= ; [NE2, 156]
Agrotis c-nigrum var. depravata Bang-Haas, 1912
= ; [NE2, 156]
nigrescens Buresch, 1914
= ; [NE2, 156]
maerens Dannehl, 1925
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. immaculata Lempke, 1929
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. grisea Turner, 1939
= ; [NE2, 156]
Agrotis c-nigrum var. kurilana Bryk, 1942; , TL: Kurile Is., Urup, Tokontabi
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. albinotica Cockayne, 1952
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. brevipennis Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. cruda Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. fuscolimbata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. pallida Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. semiconfluens Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
f. signata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 156]
Amathes c-nigrum ignorata Eitschberger, 1972; , TL: Spain, Granada, 1km W of Dudar
= ; [NE2, 156]
Xestia c-nigrum [ALBERTA]
Xestia c-nigrum [BAMONA]
Xestia c-nigrum [Bruce Walsh]
Xestia c-nigrum [Ian Kimber]
?Agrotis c-nigrum ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 283
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum ; [NE2: 156, pl. 8, f. 21-22]; [NE3, 188]
[c-nigrum-1.jpg] 467x640 (~73Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 5.9.2006 © D. Smirnov [c-nigrum-2.jpg] 588x717 (~91Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 6.9.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [c-nigrum.jpg] 500x469 (~31Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 3-15.9.1972, f 10-16.9.1988, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of July to first half of August. Occasional second generation from latter half of August to beginning of October.

Larva on Chamaenerion angustifolium, Stellaria media


X. c. adela Franclemont, 1980
NA Xestia adela [NOCTS]
Xestia adela ; [NACL, #10942]
Xestia c-nigrum adela ; [NE2, 158 (note)]

Xestia praetermissa Warren²
India, Sumatra, Java, S.Sulawesi, Luzon. See [About maps] insularis Warren²
Xestia praetermissa ; [MOB12: 69 (note)]

Xestia dolosa Franclemont, 1980
Xestia dolosa [BAMONA]
Xestia dolosa ; [NACL, #10942.1]; [NE2, 158 (note)]

Xestia ditrapezium ([Schiffermüller], 1775)
SEU, CEU, N.Turkey, N.Iran, Transcaucasia, Caucasus, C.Asia, Altai - Ussuri, AMur, Kurile Is., N.Mongolia, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Noctua ditrapezium [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 312, TL: Vienna district
tristigma Treitschke, 1825
= ; [NE2, 158]
nigrescens Wehrli, 1913
= ; [NE2, 158]
pallida Hoffmann, 1915
= ; [NE2, 158]
orientalis Strand, 1916; (nec Staudinger, nec Bryk, nec Boursin)
= ; [NE2, 158]
f. signata Lempke, 1939
= ; [NE2, 158]
f. immaculata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 158]
f. rufescens Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 158]
f. umbrata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 158]
f. unimacula Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 158]
Xestia ditrapezium [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Megasema) ditrapezium ; [NE2: 158, pl. 8, f. 23-24]; [NE3, 188]
[ditrapezium-1.jpg] 573x714 (~103Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov


fiXestia triangulum (Hufnagel, 1766)
EU - C.Siberia, N.Turkey, Transcaucasia, Caucasus. See [About maps] Kolmiomaayökkönen Double Square-spot
Phalaena triangulum Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3): 306, TL: Berlin region
intermedia Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. avellana Hirschke, 1910
= ; [NE2, 160]
obscurior Sälzl, 1928
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. immaculata Lempke, 1939
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. signata Lempke, 1939
= ; [NE2, 160]
ab. unimaculata Chalmers-Hunt, 1961
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. basilinea Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. cruda Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. fuscolimbata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. grisea Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. obscura Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. pallida Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 160]
f. brevipennis Lempke, 1964
= ; [NE2, 160]
Xestia triangulum [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Megasema) triangulum ; [NE2: 160, pl. 8, f. 25-26]; [NE3, 188]
[triangulum-1.jpg] 585x702 (~79Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 17.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov [triangulum-1x.jpg] 902x466 (~75Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 17.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov [triangulum.jpg] 500x500 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 17-23.6.1995; N: Helsinki, f 2.7.1970, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of July to August.

Larva on Rubus idaeus


The kollari species-group
kollari ; [NE3, 187, 189]

Xestia kollari (Lederer, 1853)
S.Urals - Amur, N.Mongolia, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Graphophora kollari Lederer, 1853; Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 366, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: Siberia
collari Hampson, 1903
Xestia (Megasema) kollari ; [NE2: 160, pl. 8, f. 27-28]; [NE3, 189]
X. k. plumbata Butler, 1881²
China, Ussuri, Kamchatka Xestia kollari plumbata ; [NE2, 160 (note)]

The ashworthii species-group
ashworthii ; [NE3, 188, 189]

fiXestia ashworthii (Doubleday, 1855)
. See [About maps] Sinertävä maayökkönen Ashworth's Rustic
Agrotis ashworthii Doubleday, 1855; Zoologist 13: 4749, TL: North Wales, Llangollen
Xestia ashworthii [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii ; [NE3, 189]
[ashworthii.jpg] 500x302 (~22Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 28-2.8.1996, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of June to beginning of August.

Larva on Taraxacum sp., Hieracium pilosella


N.Wales vallesiaca Stainton, 1855
= ; [NE2, 162]
f. virgata Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 162]
substriata Mansbridge, 1906
= ; [NE2, 162]
Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii ashworthii ; [NE2: 161, pl. 8, f. 29-30]
X. a. candelarum (Staudinger, 1871)
Pyrenees - Alps, from (Germany - Greece) - S.Siberia, Turkey, N.Turkmenistan, Tibet Agrotis candelarum Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2) : 82, TL: Germany, Switzerland, France and Urals
Agrotis candelarum var. signata Staudinger, 1871; (preocc.)
= ; [NE2, 162]
Agrotis grisescens var. nivescens Rebel, 1907
= ; [NE2, 162]
f. rubescens Schawerda, 1921
= ; [NE2, 162]
Rhyacia candelarum var. inalpina Hartig, 1938
= ; [NE2, 162]
f. rutila Nordström, 1945
= ; [NE2, 162]
Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii candelarum ; [NE2: 162, pl. 8, f. 31-33, 36-38]
X. a. jotunensis (Schöyen, 1887)
Fennoscandia, Estonia, Lithuania Agrotis candelarum var. jotunensis Schöyen, 1887; Christ. Vidensk. Selsk. Förhandl. 3: 122, TL: Norway, Röisheim in Baeverdalen nr northern entrance to Jotunheimen
Agrotis candelarum var. jotunensis Aurivillius, 1888
= ; [NE2, 163]
Amathes ashworthii arenaria Nordström, 1945; , TL: Sweden, Fårö
= ; [NE2, 163]
Amathes ashworthii burraui Nordström, 1945; , TL: Öland
= ; [NE2, 163]
ab. albisignata Nordström, 1945
ab. uniformis Nordström, 1945
Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii jotunensis ; [NE2, 163, pl. 8, f. 34-35, 41-44]
X. a. latescens (Turati, 1919)
Italy (Apennines, Abruzzi) Rhyacia (Agrotis) candelarum f. lactescens Turati, 1919; Naturalista sicil. 23: 68, TL: Italy, Mt. Sibilini, Piceo in C. Appennines
Rhyacia candelarum var. calcinia Sohn-Rethel, 1929
= ; [NE2, 164]
molinana Dannehl, 1929
= ; [NE2, 164]
Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii lactescens ; [NE2, 164, pl. 8, f. 39-40]
X. a. artvina de Freina & Hacker, 1985
NE.Turkey, Transcaucasia, Caucasus Xestia ashworthii artvina de Freina & Hacker, 1985; Entomofauna 6 (19): (?)
Xestia ashworthii artvina ; [NE2, 165 (note)]

Xestia wockei (Möschler, 1862)
-. See [About maps] Agrotis wockei Möschler, 1862; Wien. Entom. Mon. 6: 130, pl. 1, f. 2, TL: Labrador
Pachnobia wockei ; [NACL, #10937]
Labrador
X. w. aldani (Herz, 1903)
voccei Hampson, 1903
= ; [NE3, 190]
Agrotis aldani Herz, 1903; Öfvers. finska Vetensk.Soc. Förh. 45: 6, TL: Russia, Aldan-Mündung

Xestia scropulana Morrison, 1874²
scropulana Morrison, 1874²
moeschleri Bang-Haas, 1910²
= ; [NACL, #10938]
Xestia scropulana [BAMONA]
Pachnobia scropulana ; [NACL, #10938]

Xestia okakensis Packard, 1867²
okakensis Packard, 1867²
cinerea Staudinger, 1871²
= ; [NACL, #10939]
Xestia okakensis [ALBERTA]
Xestia okakensis [BAMONA]
Pachnobia okakensis ; [NACL, #10939]

Xestia morandi (Benjamin, 1934)
Pachnobia morandi Benjamin, 1934
Pachnobia morandi ; [NACL, #10940]

Subgenus Xestia Hübner, 1818
Xestia Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 16 (post 22nd December 1818), TS: Noctua ochreago Hübner
Amathes Hübner, [1821]; , TS: Noctua baja [Schiffermüller]
Lytaea Stephens, 1829; , TS: Noctua umbrosa Hübner
Segetia Stephens, 1829; , TS: Noctua xanthographa [Schiffermüller]
Hiptelia Guenée, 1852; , TS: Noctua ochreago Hübner
Xestia ; [NE2, 165]; [NE3, 191]

The baja species-group
baja ; [NE3, 191]

fiXestia baja ([Schiffermüller], 1775)
EU, Turkey, N.Iran, Transcaucasia, Caucasus, C.Asia, Siberia - Ussuri, Mongolia, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Pilkkumaayökkönen Dotted Clay
Noctua baja [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 77, TL: Vienna region
Agrotis baja var. punctata Aurivillius, 1888
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. coerulescens Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. grisea Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. purpurea Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 165]
smithii (Snellen, 1896)
= ; [NE2, 165]
immaculata Hoffman, 1910
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. brevipennis Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. centrifasciata Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. juncta Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 165]
f. nictitans Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 165]
Xestia smithii [BAMONA]
Xestia baja [Ian Kimber]
Xestia smithii ; [NACL, #10944]
Xestia (Xestia) baja ; [NE2: 165, pl. 9, f. 1-3]; [NE3, 192]
[baja-1a.jpg] 654x705 (~106Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [baja-1b.jpg] 595x722 (~100Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [baja.jpg] 500x515 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 22-27.7.1979, f 22.7.1977, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from first half of July to beginning of September.

Larva on Betula sp., Betula verrucosa, Rubus idaeus, Salix phylicifolia, Vaccinium myrtillus, Antirrhinum majus, Rheum rhaponticum


X. b. bajula (Staudinger, 1881)
C.Asia - Ussuri? Agrotis baja var. bajula Staudinger, 1881
Xestia baja bajula ; [NE2, 165 (note)]

The rhomboidea species-group
rhomboidea ; [NE3, 192]

Xestia sareptana (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
Sarepta, Turkey, Lebanon, Transcaucasia, Armenia, NW.Iran, SW.Iran. See [About maps] Noctua sareptana Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (47): 359, TL: Sarepta
iobaphes Boursin, 1936
= ; [NE2, 166]
Xestia (Xestia) sareptana ; [NE2: 166, pl. 9, f. 4]; [NE3, 192]

Xestia rhomboidea (Esper, 1790)
CEU, SEU, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kasakhstan, N.Turkey, N.Iran. See [About maps] Phalaena (Noctua) rhomboidea Esper, 1790; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (40): pl. 149, f. 3 (Noct. 70), TL: Schwaben, Unteressendort
Phalaena (Noctua) rhomboidea Esper, [1803]; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (51): 485 (1799-1803)
Noctua stigmatica Hübner, [1813]
= ; [NE2, 167]
f. tristigma Stephens, 1829
= ; [NE2, 167]
Agrotis stigmatica f. stigmatula Hartig, 1924
= ; [NE2, 167]
tristigma Stephan, 1930
= ; [NE2, 167]
pallida Turner, 1939
= ; [NE2, 167]
Xestia rhomboidea [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Xestia) rhomboidea ; [NE2: 167, pl. 9, f. 5-6]; [NE3, 193]

The trifida species-group
trifida ; [NE3, 192, 193]

Xestia trifida (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820)
-. See [About maps] Noctua trifida Fischer von Waldheim, 1820; Entomographia Imp. ross., 1: 200, pl. 5, f. 6, TL: Sarepta
Xestia (Xestia) trifida ; [NE3, 193]
Turkey, Crimea, SW.Russia rogneda Staudinger, 1870; , TL: S coast of Crimea
Xestia trifida trifida; [NE2, 168]
atra A. Bang-Haas, 1912; , TL: Crimea
Xestia trifida trifida; [NE2, 168]
Xestia (Xestia) trifida trifida ; [NE2: 168, pl. 9, f. 9]
X. t. hispanica Fibiger, 1993
N.Spain Xestia (Xestia) trifida hispanica Fibiger, 1993; Noctuidae Europaeae, 2 (Noctuinae II): 168, pl. 9, f. 7-8, TL: Spain, Valladolid, San Cebrian, Mt. San Manuel

The castanea species-group
castanea ; [NE3, 192, 194]

fiXestia castanea (Esper, 1798)
EU, Morocco, Aturkey, Lebanon, Syria. See [About maps] Punamaayökkönen Grey Rustic Neglected
Phalaena (Noctua) castanea Esper, 1798; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 2) (49-50): 27, (Abs. 1) (49-50): pl. 187, f. 8-11 (Noct. 108), TL: "Bluthen"
Noctua neglecta Hübner, [1803]
= ; [NE2, 169]
Cerastis cerasina Freyer, 1840
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. pallida Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 169]
Noctua castanea var. xanthe Woodforde, 1901
= ; [NE2, 169]
Agrotis obsolescens Petersen, 1905
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. fumosa Meves, 1914
= ; [NE2, 169]
syriae Strand, 1916
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. sububra Dannehl, 1925
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. glaucoptera Schultz, 1930
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. signata Lempke, 1939
= ; [NE2, 169]
Agrotis castanea alliatai Hartig, 1949
= ; [NE2, 169]
f. albida Cockayne, 1952
= ; [NE2, 169]
Xestia castanea [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Xestia) castanea ; [NE2: 169, pl. 9, f. 13-16]; [NE3, 194]
Misidentified/misapplied:
laevis; Haworth, 1809
[castanea.jpg] 500x500 (~34Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 10-16.8.1975, f 10-16.8.1985, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of July to beginning of September.

Larva on Calluna vulgaris



Xestia jordani (Turati, 1912)
Corsica, Sardinia, Italy. See [About maps] Agrotis jordani Turati, 1912; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 24: 304, TL: Sardinia, Monte Cugnada
f. chalybaea Turati, 1921
= ; [NE2, 108]
f. rufescentior Bytinski-Salz, 1937
= ; [NE2, 108]
Coenophila jordani ; [NE2: 108, pl. 6, f. 3-4]
Xestia (Xestia) jordani ; [NE3, 194]

Xestia agathina (Duponchel, 1827)
WEU, Morocco. See [About maps] Noctua agathina Duponchel, 1827; in Godart & Duponchel, Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. 7 (1) : 359, pl. 122, f. 2, TL: France, Montpellier
lidia Boisduval, 1829
= ; [NE2, 178]
albimacula Stephens, 1829
= ; [NE2, 178]
leucographa Stephens, 1829
= ; [NE2, 178]
scopariae Millière, 1864
= ; [NE2, 178]
f. rosea Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 178]
hebridicola Staudinger, 1901
= ; [NE2, 178]
turonica Culot, 1909
= ; [NE2, 178]
f. provincialis Culot, 1910
= ; [NE2, 178]
virgata Wightman, 1944
= ; [NE2, 178]
cingulata Loritz, 1947
= ; [NE2, 178]
tangens Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 178]
Xestia agathina [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Xestia) agathina ; [NE2: 178, pl. 10, f. 1-5]; [NE3, 194]

Larva on Calluna vulgaris [NE2]


The ochreago species-group
ochreago ; [NE3, 192, 195]

Xestia ochreago (Hübner, 1790)
N.Spain, Alps, Balkans. See [About maps] Phalaena Noctua ochreago Hübner, 1790; Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2 (1): 10, TL: Augsburg region
ochrojois Hübner, [1821]
= ; [NE2, 170]
rubecula Treitschke, 1837
= ; [NE2, 170]
habichi Rebel, 1909
= ; [NE2, 170]
pallida Schuring, 1918
= ; [NE2, 170]
Xestia (Xestia) ochreago ; [NE2: 170, pl. 9, f. 10-12]; [NE3, 195]

The collina species-group
collina ; [NE3, 192, 195]

fiXestia collina (Boisduval, 1840)
Alps, S.France - S.Poland, Romania, from (S.Finland, Estonia) - Urals, Siberia, N.Mongolia. See [About maps] Juomumaayökkönen
Noctua collina Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 105, TL: Valesia, Diniae
Noctua montana Freyer, 1850
= ; [NE2, 170]
Agrotis collina var. kenteana Staudinger, 1892
= ; [NE2, 170]
Agrotis eversmanni Petersen, 1905
= ; [NE2, 170]
Agrotis peterseni Krulikovsky, 1909
= ; [NE2, 170]
nigromaculata Hoffmann, 1917
= ; [NE2, 170]
ab. nigromarginata Lange, 1917
= ; [NE2, 170]
roeggeri Schawerda, 1919
= ; [NE2, 170]
loebeli Rebeli, 1920
= ; [NE2, 170]
Xestia (Xestia) collina ; [NE2: 171, pl. 9, f. 17-21]; [NE3, 195]
[collina.jpg] 500x296 (~22Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 5-15.7.1996, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of June to latter half of July.


The xanthographa species-group
xanthographa ; [NE3, 192]

Xestia kermesina (Mabille, 1869)
Corsica, Spain, Marocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya. See [About maps] Noctua kermesina Mabille, 1869; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9: 55, pl. 2, f. 10, TL: Corsica, near Bocognagno
cermesina Hampson, 1903
= ; [NE2, 177]
grisea Fernández, 1908
= ; [NE2, 177]
albida Ribbe, 1912
= pallida ; [NE2, 177]
selinoides Ribbe, 1912
= ; [NE2, 177]
darroensis Ribbe, 1912
= selinoides (Ribbe, 1912);
flavida Culot, 1914
= ; [NE2, 177]
astigmata Rothschild, 1914
= ; [NE2, 177]
delectans Oberthür, 1918
= ; [NE2, 177]
suavis Oberthür, 1918
= ; [NE2, 177]
divitefimbriata Oberthür, 1918
= ; [NE2, 177]
Rhyacia uclesina Fernández, 1918
= ; [NE2, 177]
sylvicola Turati, 1930
= ; [NE2, 177]
f. viridibrunnea Bytinski-Salz, 1937
= ; [NE2, 177]
Xestia (Xestia) kermesina ; [NE2: 177, pl. 9, f. 38-41, pl. 11, f. 44-45]; [NE3: 196, f. 104]
X. k. virescens Turati, 1912
Agrotis kermesina f. virescens Turati, 1912
Xestia kermesina f. virescens ; [NE2: pl. 11, f. 44-45]
Xestia (Xestia) kermesina virescens ; [NE3, 196]

fiXestia xanthographa ([Schiffermüller], 1775)
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, EU, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Armenia, C.Asia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran. See [About maps] Ketomaayökkönen Square-spot Rustic
Noctua xanthographa [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 83, TL: Vienna region
Noctua tetragona Haworth, 1809
= ; [NE2, 173]
Agrotis budensis Freyer, 1838
= ; [NE2, 173]
Agrotis xanthographa var. elutior Alpheraky, 1887
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. nigra Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. obscura Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. rufescens Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. nigra Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 173]
funerea Gauckler, 1901
= ; [NE2, 173]
trumani (Smith, 1903)
= ; [NE2, 173]
Episilia praecipuina Rothschild, 1914
= ; [NE2, 173]
Agrotis xanthographa almohada Wagner, 1918
= ; [NE2, 173]
Epipsilia faroulti Rothschild, 1920
Agrotis lepida Constantini, 1922
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. astaxis Dannehl, 1925
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. xanthostatis Dannehl, 1925
= ; [NE2, 173]
Rhyacia algirica Corti & Draudt, 1922
= ; [NE2, 173]
ab. margineornata Dannehl, 1933
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. signata Lempke, 1939
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. alba Cockayne, 1944
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. pallidior Cockayne, 1946
= ; [NE2, 173]
ab. semifasciata Richardson, 1958
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. bicolor Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. brunnea Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. cinerascens Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. diluta Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. juncta Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
f. semiconfluens Lempke, 1962
= ; [NE2, 173]
homanni Koutsaftikis, 1976
= ; [NE2, 173]
Xestia xanthographa [BAMONA]
Xestia xanthographa [Ian Kimber]
Xestia trumani ; [NACL, #10945]
Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa ; [NE2: 173, pl. 9, f. 22-26, 29]; [NE3, 196]
[xanthographa.jpg] 500x502 (~35Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 15-20.8.1976, Markku Savela leg.;Al: Mariehamn, f 6-9.8.1970, M. Landtman leg.

Flight from end of July to beginning of September.

Larva on Galium verum



Xestia cohaesa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1849])
-. See [About maps] Caradrina cohaesa Herrich-Schäffer, [1849]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (37): 209, TL: S.Europe
Xestia (Xestia) cohaesa ; [NE3, 197]
Italy, Greece - Bulgaria, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran Lycophotia pulverea Hampson, 1903; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.: xx, 4: 567, 5: pl. 78, f. 7, TL: Cyprus
= ; [NE3, 197]
Xestia (Xestia) cohaesa cohaesa ; [NE2: 175, pl. 9, f. 30-35]
X. c. lineata Fibiger, 1997
Ukraine, Crimea, Caucasus, Turkmenistan Xestia (Xestia) cohaesa lineata Fibiger, 1997; Noctuidae Europaeae, 3 (Noctuinae III): 197, TL: Crimea, Kertsh
Misidentified/misapplied:
Xestia (Xestia) cohaesa pulverea; [NE2: 176, pl. 11, f. 28-29]

Xestia palaestinensis (Kalchberg, 1897)
Greece, S.Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Iraq, Iran. See [About maps] Agrotis palaestinensis Kalchberg, 1897; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10 : 168, TL: Haifa
Xestia (Xestia) palaestinensis ; [NE2: 176, pl. 9, f. 36-37]; [NE3, 197]

The sexstrigata species-group
sexstrigata ; [NE3, 192]

fiXestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)
WEU - to (S.Sweden, S.Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany). See [About maps] Viirumaayökkönen Six-striped Rustic Sechslinien-Bodeneule
Noctua 6-strigata Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 228, TL: Great Britain
Phalaena umbrosa Hübner, 1790; Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2 : 112 (Nachtrag and suppl.) (preocc.), TL: Augsburg
= Xestia sextrigata ; [NE2, 172]
f. fusca Lempke, 1962
= Xestia sextrigata ; [NE2, 172]
Xestia sexstrigata [Ian Kimber]
Xestia (Xestia) sextrigata ; [NE2: 172, pl. 9, f. 27-28]; [NE3, 198]
[sexstrigata-1.jpg] 464x615 (~72Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ötisheim, Eckhau (8°48'E, 48°58'N, 250m), 01.08.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [sexstrigata-2.jpg] 506x564 (~73Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ötisheim, Scharrkessel (8°49'E, 48°58'N, 300m), 12.08.1999, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [sexstrigata-3.jpg] 660x729 (~103Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 4.8.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
[sexstrigata.jpg] 500x539 (~37Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 25-30.7.1976, f 8-13.8.1976, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of July to August.

Larva on Elymus arenarius, Plantago


The "NA" species-group

May not all belong to this subgenus (Xestia)...


Xestia bolteri (Smith, 1898)
Xestia bolteri [BAMONA]
Xestia bolteri [Bruce Walsh]
Xestia bolteri ; [NACL, #10941]

Xestia normaniana (Grote, 1874)
triangulum var. A (Guenée, 1852)
= ; [NACL, #10943]
obtusa (Speyer, 1875)
= ; [NACL, #10943]
Xestia normaniana [ALBERTA]
Xestia normaniana [BAMONA]
Xestia normaniana ; [NACL, #10943]
Misidentified/misapplied:
triangulum; Grote, 1874

Xestia conchis (Grote, 1879)
Xestia conchis [BAMONA]
Xestia conchis [Bruce Walsh]
Xestia conchis ; [NACL, #10946]

Xestia oblata (Morrison, 1875)
hilliana (Harvey, 1878)
= ; [NACL, #10947]
Xestia oblata [ALBERTA]
Xestia oblata [BAMONA]
Xestia oblata ; [NACL, #10947]
X. o. streckeri (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927)
Xestia oblata streckeri ; [NACL, #10947a]

Xestia substrigata (Smith, 1895)
Alberta, .... See [About maps] Noctua substrigata Smith, 1895; Ent. News, 6: 332, TL: Alberta, Calgary
Xestia substrigata [BAMONA]
Xestia substrigata ; [NACL, #10948]
Xestia subsrigata ; [NE2, 102 (note)]

Xestia cinerascens (Smith, 1891)
Xestia cinerascens [BAMONA]
Xestia cinerascens ; [NACL, #10949]

Xestia bicarnea (Guenée, 1852)
plagiata (Walker, 1865)
= ; [NACL, #10950]
Xestia bicarnea [BAMONA]
Xestia bicarnea ; [NACL, #10950]

Xestia tenuicula (Morrison, 1874)
treati (Grote, 1875)
= ; [NACL, #10951]
Xestia tenuicula [ALBERTA]
Xestia tenuicula ; [NACL, #10951]

Xestia flavotincta (Smith, 1892)
Xestia flavotincta [BAMONA]
Xestia flavotincta ; [NACL, #10952]
X. f. evelynae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
Xestia flavotincta evelynae ; [NACL, #10952a]

Xestia scaramangoides (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
Xestia scaramangoides ; [NACL, #10953]

Xestia collaris (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Xestia collaris ; [NACL, #10954]

Xestia badinosis (Grote, 1874)
Xestia badinosis ; [NACL, #10955]

Xestia bollii (Grote, 1881)
hilaris (Grote, 1880); (preocc. Freyer, 1838)
= ; [NACL, #10956]
Xestia bollii ; [NACL, #10956]

Subgenus ?

Xestia dilatata (Butler, 1879)
Japan. See [About maps] Mesogona dilatata Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4 (23): 364, TL: Japan

Xestia latinigra (Prout)
Sumatra. See [About maps] Xestia latinigra ; [MOB12: 69 (comb. n.)]

Xestia crassipuncta (Wileman & West)
Luzon. See [About maps] Xestia crassipuncta ; [MOB12: 69 (comb. n.)]

Xestia isolata (Holloway, 1976)
Borneo. See [About maps] Amathes isolata Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 6
Xestia isolata ; [MOB12: 69, pl. 1, f. 12, 50-52]

Xestia dyris (Zerny, 1934)
Morocco (High Atlas). See [About maps] Rhyacia dyris Zerny, 1934; , TL: Morocco, High Atlas
Xestia dyris ; [NE2, 26 (note)]

Xestia albifurca (Erschoff, [1877])
Agrotis albifurca Erschoff, [1877]; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (4): 337, TL: Irkutsk
Opigena albifurca ;
Chersotis albifurca ; [POOLE]
Xestia albifurca ; [NE2, 102 (note)]

The "yellow hindwings" species-group

Xestia efflorescens (Butler, 1879)
E.Asia, Amurland, Japan. See [About maps] Noctua efflorescens ;
Xestia efflorescens ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia semiherbida (Walker, 1857)
W.China, N.India, Japan. See [About maps] Noctua semiherbida ;
Xestia semiherbida ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia pseudoaccipiter Boursin, 1948²
Xestia pseudoaccipiter ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia flavilinea Wileman, 1912²
Xestia flavilinea ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia sternecki Boursin, 1948²
Xestia sternecki ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia draesekei Boursin, 1948²
Xestia draesekei ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia bryocharis Boursin, 1948²
Xestia bryocharis ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

Xestia triphaenoides Boursin, 1948²
Xestia triphaenoides ; [NE2, 71 (note)]

 

Xestia staudingeri Möschler, 1862²
staudingeri Möschler, 1862²
Xestia staudingeri [BAMONA]
Agroptiphila staudingeri ; [NACL, #10980]

Xestia maculata (Smith, 1893)
Agroptiphila maculata Smith, 1893
Xestia maculata [ALBERTA]
Xestia maculata [BAMONA]
Agroptiphila maculata ; [NACL, #10981]
Agroptiphila maculate ; Smith, 1894, (missp.)

Xestia colorado (Smith, 1891)
Colorado, .... See [About maps] Agroptiphila colorado Smith, 1891; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 18: 133, TL: Colorado
Xestia colorado [BAMONA]
Agroptiphila colorado ; [NACL, #10982]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Agrotis montana Morrison, 1875; Grote, 1876


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References:
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[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
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Jari Kaitila]
Suomen Perhostutkijain Seura
[Karl Hofsäß]
Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[MOB12]
Holloway, J. D., 1989; The Moths of Bornee, Part 12; Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothina, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae
[MOB8]
Holloway, J. D., 1998; The Moths of Borneo, Part 8; Families Castniidae, Callidulidae, Drepanidae and Uraniidae
[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
[NOCTS]
Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Aurivillius, 1883
Lepidoptera Ent. Tidskr. 4: 191-194
Barnes & Benjamin, 1929
Lepidopterological contributions Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 24: 164-186
Beck, 1960
Die Larval Systematik der Eulen Abhandlunge zur Larvalsystemtik der Insekten, No. 4
Boisduval, 1840
Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 238pp : 1-238
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)
Brandt, 1936
Anomogyna rhaetica (Stgr.) fennica subsp. nov. Ent. Z. 49: 459
Butler, 1879
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Japan Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4 (23): 349-374 (24): 437-457
Doubleday, 1855
A new species of Agrotis Zoologist 13: 4749
Duponchel in Godart & Duponchel, 1827
Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France. Nocturnes 4 (1) Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. 7 (1) : 1-528, pl. 101-132
Esper, 1786
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil III. Die Nachtschmetterlinge Die. Schmett., Th. III (15): 1-32, pl. 1-6 (1782) (16): 33-56, pl. 7-12 (1782) (17): 57-88, pl. 6A, 13-17 (1783) (18): 89-104, pl. 18-23 (1783) (19): 105-136, pl. 24-31 (1784) (20): 137-184, pl. 32-37 (1785) (21): 185-208, pl. 38-43 (1785) (22): 209-240, pl. 44-49 (1785) (23): 241-272, pl. 50-55 (1785) (24): 273-288, pl. 56-61 (1786) (25): 289-312, pl. 62-67 (1786) (26): 313-328, pl. 68-73 (1786) (27): 329-344, pl. 74-79 (1786) (28): 345-396 (1786)
Esper, 1790
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786) (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786) (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787) (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787) (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787) (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787) (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787) (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788) (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788) (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789) (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790) (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790) (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117A (Noct. 77-88) (1791) (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125B, 125C (Noct. 89-98) (1791) (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794)
Esper, 1798; Esper, [1803]
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796) (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798) (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804) (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804) (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805) (Abs. 2) (49-50): 1-44 (1798) (Abs. 2) (51): 45-54 ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 2) (52): 55-62 (1804) (Abs. 2) (53): 63-85 (1805)
Erschoff, [1877]
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus den verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reiches Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (4): 336-348
Eversmann, 1848
Beschreibung einigen neuen falter Russlands Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 21 (3): 205-232
Eversmann, 1851
Description de quelques nouvelles espéce de Lépidoptéres de la Russie Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 24 (2): 610-644
Fischer von Waldheim, 1820
Entomolographie de la Russe. Entomographia Imperii Russici. Volume 1 Entomographia Imp. ross., 1: 210pp, vii, 25pls
de Freina & Hacker, 1985
Neue Arten und Unterarten der Familie Noctuidae aus Anatolien und Türkisch Kurdistan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Entomofauna 6 (19): (?)
Godman & Salvin, 1889
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490 3: pl. 1-101
Grote, 1876
On a new species of Anarta and on an allied genus, with a note on the genus Adita Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist. 11: 107-109
Grote, 1876
On Noctuidae from the Pasific Coast of North America Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 3: 77-87
Hampson, 1903
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 4: 1-689, pl. 55-77 5: pl. 78, (part) f. 1-22
Haworth, 1809
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803) (2): 137-376 ([1809]) (3): 377-512 ([1811]) (4): 513-609 (1828)
Hering, 1846
Lepidopterologische beiträge Stett. ent. Z. 7: 226-238
Herrich-Schäffer, [1849]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Die Schwärmer, Spinner und Eulen, (1843-) 1845 (-1855) Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 Text (ii) Plate _Hepialides_ (iii) Plate _Cossides_ (iv) Plate _Hepialides and Cossides_ (v) Plates _Zygaenides_ (vi) Plates _Sesiides_ (vii) Plates _Sphingides_ (viii) Plates _Bombycides_ (ix) Plates _Noctuides_ (x) Plate _Nycteolidae_ (1): (v) pl. 1-2, f. 1-18, (viii) pl. 1-2, f. 1-12, (ix) pl. 1-2, f. 1-11 (1843) (2): (vii) pl. 1, f. 1-3, (ix) pl. 3, f. 12-16 (1843) (6): (ii) pl. 1, f. 1-5, (v) pl. 3-6, f. 19-49, (viii) pl. 3-4, f. 13-22 (1844) (7): (v) pl. 7, f. 50-56, (vii) pl. 2, f. 4-6 (1844) (9): (viii) pl. 5-9, f. 23-46, (ix) pl. 4-8, f. 17-40 (1844) (10): (ix) pl. 9-13, f. 41-64 (1845) (11): (ix) pl. 14-23, f. 65-114 (1845) (13): [1], 2-24 (1846) (14): 25-48, (iii) pl. 1, f. 1-6, (v) pl. 8-9, f. 57-70 (1846) (15): (v) pl. 10-11, f. 71-84, (viii) pl. 10-16, f. 47-84, (ix) pl. 24-28, f. 115-140 (1846) (17): 49-88, (vi) pl. 1-8, f. 1-46 (1846) (18): 89-104, (ix) pl. 29-38, f. 141-194 (1846) (19): (ix) pl. 39-52, f. 195-264 (1846) (21): 105-128, (v) pl. 12-13, f. 85-95, (vii) pl. 3-4, f. 7-13, (viii) pl. 17-22, f. 85-123 (1847) (23): 129-152, (ix) pl. 53-62, f. 265-316 (1847) (25): (ix) pl. 63-69, f. 317-356 (1847) (26): 153-166 (1847) (31): (viii) pl. 23-27, f. 124-147 (1848) (32): (vi) pl. 9, f. 47-63 (1848) (35): 167-190 (1848) (37): 191-214, (ix) pl. 70-76, f. 357-393 (1849) (38): 215-238, (ix) pl. 77-82, f. 394-425, pl. 85-87, f. 436-450 (1849) (41): 239-286, (viii) pl. 28, f. 148-150, (ix) pl. 83-84, f. 426-435, pl. 88-92, f. 451-475 (1850) (43): (ix) pl. 93-99, f. 476-511 (1850) (44): 287-326 (1850) (45): 327-334, (ix) pl. 101-102, f. 516-525 (1850) (47): 335-450, (v) pl. 14, f. 96-101, (vi) pl. 10, f. 54-59 (1851) (49): (v) pl. 15-16, f. 102-113, (ix) pl. 100, f. 512-515, pl. 103, f. 526-530 (1851) (50): (viii) pl. 29-31, f. 151-165, (ix) pl. 104-108, f. 527-551 (1851) (51): (iv) pl. 2, f. 7-10, (ix) pl. 109-110, f. 552-562 (1851) (52): (ix) pl. 111-113, f. 563-579 (1851) (54): (ix) pl. 114-118, f. 580-606, pl. 120-121, f. 614-625 (1852) (56): (ix) pl. 119, f. 607-613, pl. 122-124, f. 626-641 (1852) (59): (viii) pl. 32, f. 166-170, (x) pl. 1, f. 1-5 (1853) (67): (index) 2-64 (1855)
Hübner, 1790
Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge, Band 2 (1789) Theil 1-4 Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2 (1): [1-6], 7-31, [32], 4pls (2): [33-35], 36-56, 4pls (3): [57-59], 60-79, [80], 4pls (4): [81-83], 84-100, 4pls : [101-103], 104-128 (Nachtrag and suppl.) [129-134] (index)
Hübner, [1808]; Hübner, [1813]
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] (Ziefer?): 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) (Geyer) 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])
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818) pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809) pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813) pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
Hufnagel, 1766
Fortsetzung der tabelle von den nachtvogein. IV. Fortsetzung der dierten tabell von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten nacheulen als der zwoten klasse. Der nachvögel hiesiger gegend Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3): 279-309
Humphreys & Westwood, 1843
British Moths and their Transformations Br. Moths, 1: -
Kalchberg, 1897
Ueber die Lepidopteren-Fauna von Haifa in Syrien Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10 : 161-190
Kononenko, 1984
Some new subspecies of noctuid moths of the genus Xestia Hb. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from east Siberia and Far East Ent. Obozr. 63: 621-631
Lederer, 1853
Lepidopterologisches aus Sibirien Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 351-386, pl. 7
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338 339-824
Löberbauer, 1936
Anomogyna rhaetica Stgr. spp. norica, nova subspecies Zeitschr. Wien. Ent. Ges. 37: 165-168
Matsumura, 1925
An ennumeration of the butterflies and moths from Saghalien, with descriptions of new species and subspecies J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ., 15: 83-196, pl. 8-11
Morrison, 1875
Description of new Noctuidae Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 17: 131-166
Möschler, 1862
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna von Labrador Wien. Entom. Mon. 6: 129-143, 1pl
Rebel, 1923
Lepidoptera von Novaja Semlja Rep. Norw. Exp. Novaya Zemlja (7): 15pp
Smith, 1891
Notes on some Noctuidae, with descriptions of new genera and species Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 18: 103-135, 1pl
Smith, 1895
Descriptions of new species of Noctuidae Ent. News, 6: 332-340, 1pl
Sparre-Schneider, 1883
Fortsatte bidrag til kundskaben om sydavarangers Lepidopterenfauna Ent. Tidskr. 1883: 63-88
Staudinger, 1871
Catalog der Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunen-Gebietes in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 426pp
Staudinger, 1891
Eine neue noctuide aus der Schweiz Soc. Ent. 6: 137-138
Staudinger, 1895
Beschreibungen neuer Lepidopteren aus Tibet Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 8 (2) : 300-343 (1896)
Staudinger in Staudinger & Wocke, 1871
Catalog der Lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunegebiets (Edn. 2): - Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2) : 1-421
Tschetverikov, 1904
Lepidoptera palearctica nova Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 4(2-3): 77-79
Zetterstedt, 1839
Insecta Lapponica Insecta Lapponica : 1-1014 ([1839]) 1015-1140 (1840)


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