Euxoa aquilina

Euxoa aquilina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region of Europe, North Africa, the Near East and the Middle East.

Euxoa aquilina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Euxoa
Species:
E. aquilina
Binomial name
Euxoa aquilina
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua aquilina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Noctua fictilis Hübner, [1813]
  • Noctua unicolor Hübner, [1813]
  • Agrotis tritici var. distincta Staudinger, 1892
  • Euxoa schwingenschussi Corti, 1926
  • Euxoa actinea Kozhanchikov, 1929
  • Euxoa quassa Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa corporea Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa aquilina var. rabiosa Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa terrestris Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa punctifera Corti, 1931
  • Euxoa rangnowi Corti, 1932
  • Euxoa aquilina var. schawerdae Boursin, 1934
  • Euxoa aquilina f. pseudoobscurior Heydemann, 1938
  • Agrotis uniformis Rougemont, 1902
  • Euxoa petrina Mayer, 1937
  • Euxoa tritic var. falleri Schawerda, 1927
  • Euxoa vinosa Schawerda

Adults are on wing from May to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed subterraneous on roots of Poaceae species and other herbivorous plants.

Subspecies
  • Euxoa aquilina aquilina
  • Euxoa aquilina falleri (Corsica, Sardinia)


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