- Epipsilia grisescens
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Epipsilia grisescens 
Female 
Male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Epipsilia Species: E. grisescens Binomial name Epipsilia grisescens
(Fabricius, 1794)Synonyms - Noctua grisescens Fabricius, 1794
- Rhyacia grisescens (Fabricius, 1794)
- Euxoa grisescens (Fabricius, 1794)
- Epipsilia ignicola Hübner, [1813]
- Epipsilia latens Boisduval, 1832 (preocc.)
- Epipsilia corrosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
- Epipsilia defasciata Wendlandt, 1902
- Epipsilia fasciata Vorbrodt, 1917
- Epipsilia albescens Sohn-Rethel, 1929
- Epipsilia (Agrotis) grisescens coralita Hospital, 1948
- Epipsilia obscurata Feichtenberger, 1942
- Epipsilia lucida Feichtenberger, 1962
Epipsilia grisescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, Denmark as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans and Carpathians. In the Alps it is found up to 2,000 meters.
The wingspan is 24-34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on Festuca species.
Subspecies
- Epipsilia grisescens grisescens (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans, Carpathians)
- Epipsilia grisescens septentrionalis (Fennoscandia, Denmark)
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