Chersotis elegans

Chersotis elegans
Chersotis elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chersotis
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Chersotis elegans
(Eversmann, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis elegans Eversmann, 1837
  • Agrotis grammiptera Rambur, 1839
  • Hadena cancellata Freyer, 1840
  • Agrotis (Rhyacia) elegans aragonensis Schwingenschuss, 1962

Chersotis elegans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the mountains of Spain, Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus, Lebanon, Israel and western central Asia.

Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies

  • Chersotis elegans elegans
  • Chersotis elegans hermonis (Israel)

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