- Pachetra sagittigera
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Pachetra sagittigera 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Pachetra Species: P. sagittigera Binomial name Pachetra sagittigera
(Hufnagel, 1766)Synonyms - Pachetra leucophaea
- Mamestra leucophaea
- Pachetra fulminea
The Feathered Ear (Pachetra sagittigera) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, east to the Ural, north to southern England, Sweden and Finland. Southwards it is found from Anatolia, Central Asia and the Altai up to Mongolia. It is also present in North Africa.
The wingspan is 32-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Festuca ovina, Poa and Gramineae species.
Subspecies
- Pachetra sagittigera sagittigera
- Pachetra sagittigera melanophaea (North Africa)
- Pachetra sagittigera britannica (Britain), presumed extinct
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