- Athetis pallustris
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Athetis pallustris 
Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Athetis Species: A. pallustris Binomial name Athetis pallustris
(Hübner, [1808])Synonyms - Noctua pallustris Hübner, [1808]
- Caradrina exilis Eversmann, 1842
- Caradrina lutea Freyer, 1845
- Hydrilla aboleta Guenée, 1852
- Caradrina pallustris var. melanochroa Staudinger, 1892
- Athetis sajana Hampson, 1909
- Hydrilla palustris var. raebeli Dannehl, 1925
- Cerastis transfuga Zetterstedt, [1839]
The Marsh Moth (Athetis pallustris) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, the southern Urals, southern Russia, Ukraine, eastern Turkey, Siberia, the Amur region, Mongolia and northern China.
The wingspan is 18–34 mm. The males are considerably larger. The females have more rounded forewings and tend to fly less readily. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae fee don various low-growing plants, such as Plantago species (including Plantago major).
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