- Chersotis andereggii
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Chersotis andereggii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Chersotis Species: C. andereggii Binomial name Chersotis andereggii
(Boisduval, [1837])Synonyms - Agrotis andereggii Boisduval, [1837]
- Euxoa andereggii (Boisduval, [1837])
- Agrotis exclamans Eversmann, 1841
Chersotis andereggii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the southern Urals, Turkey, north-western Iran, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kirghizia, the Altai mountains, the Sayan Mountains, Baikal, Kamchatka, Mongolia, the Himalaya, the Alps, southern Finland and northern Estonia.
The wingspan is 29-32 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to the first half of August.
The larvae feed on Lychnis, Melilotus and Trifolium species.
Subspecies
- Chersotis andereggii andereggi (Alps)
- Chersotis andereggii arcana (southern Finland, northern Estonia)
- Chersotis andereggii subtilis (Himalayas (Ladakh))
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