Xestia collina

Xestia collina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Alps, from southern France to southern Poland, Romania, from southern Finland and Estonia to the Urals, Siberia and northern Mongolia.

Xestia collina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Xestia
Species:
X. collina
Binomial name
Xestia collina
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Noctua collina Boisduval, 1840
  • Agrotis collina (Boisduval, 1840)
  • Euxoa collina (Boisduval, 1840)
  • Noctua montana Freyer, 1850
  • Agrotis eversmanni Petersen, 1905
  • Agrotis peterseni Krulikovsky, 1909
  • Xestia nigromaculata Hoffmann, 1917
  • Xestia collina ab. nigromarginata Lange, 1917
  • Xestia roeggeri Schawerda, 1919
  • Xestia loebeli Rebeli, 1920

The wingspan is 27–33 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Rubus, Plantago and Achillea species.


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