Conistra vaccinii

Conistra vaccinii
Conistra vaccinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Conistra
Species: C. vaccinii
Binomial name
Conistra vaccinii
Linnaeus, 1761

The Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.

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The wingspan is 28-36 mm. The moth flies from September to May depending on the location.

Recorded food plants

The larva feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs and in later stages also herbaceous plants.

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