- Euxoa decora
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Euxoa decora 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Euxoa Species: E. decora Binomial name Euxoa decora
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Synonyms - Noctua decora Denis & Schiffermüller 1775
- Euxoa nivens Hübner, [1821]
- Euxoa nebulosa Hübner, [1808]
- Euxoa decora f. nivalis Vorbrodt, 1912
- Agrotis decora var. decorata Neuburger, 1904
- Euxoa decora f. flavomaculata Schawerda, 1924
- Noctua simulatrix Hübner, [1824]
- Euxoa livida Staudinger, 1901
- Agrotis decora var. livida Staudinger, 1901
- Agrotis decora f. simplex Turati & Verity, 1911
- Euxoa decora f. flavorenalis Bubacek, 1924
- Euxoa decora var. albidecora Sohn-Rethel, 1929
Euxoa decora is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, Morocco, Algeria, the Caucasus, Armenia, Issyk-Kul, Turkey, Iran and Iraq.
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The wingspan is 38-41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation.
The larvae feed on a wide range of low growing plants, including Anthyllis vulneraria.
Subspecies
- Euxoa decora decora (eastern part of the Alps and adjacent regions in the east, northern Italy)
- Euxoa decora simulatrix (western Alps, Pyrenees)
- Euxoa decora splendida (Italy (Abruzzi))
- Euxoa decora macedonica (southern Yugoslasvia, north-western and southern Greece)
- Euxoa decora olympica (central Greece (Olympus and Grammos Mountains)
- Euxoa decora hackeri (northern Greece (Mount Phalakron))
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