Chersotis multangula

Chersotis multangula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the mountainous areas (on heights of over 2,000 meters) of Central and Southern Europe, Morocco, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Caucasus.

Chersotis multangula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Noctuinae
Genus:
Chersotis
Species:
C. multangula
Binomial name
Chersotis multangula
Hübner, 1803
Synonyms
  • Noctua multangula
  • Agrotis multangula

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Galium mollugo and other plants.

Subspecies

There are three recognised subspecies:

  • Chersotis multangula multangula
  • Chersotis multangula subdissoluta (Turkey, Western Turkmenistan, Armenia, the Caucasus, Northern Iran, Syria and Lebanon)
  • Chersotis multangula andreae (Pyrenees, Morocco)

References


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