Epipsilia latens

Epipsilia latens
Epipsilia latens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Epipsilia
Species: E. latens
Binomial name
Epipsilia latens
(Hübner, [1809])
Synonyms
  • Noctua latens Hübner, [1809]
  • Epipsilia murina Freyer, 1841
  • Epipsilia latitans Guenée, 1852
  • Epipsilia obscura Schwingenschuss, 1923
  • Rhyacia (Agrotis) latens f. illuminata Turati, 1919
  • Epipsilia apennina Sohn-Rethel, 1929
  • Agrotis grisescens var. hyrcana Staudinger, 1899
  • Epipsilia pontica Draudt, 1936

Epipsilia latens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in central Europe, northern Spain, the Apennines, northern Iran, Turkey, Armenia and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 33-36 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.

Subspecies

  • Epipsilia latens latens (central Europe, northern Spain)
  • Epipsilia latens illuminata (Apennines)
  • Epipsilia latens hyrcana (northern Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Caucasus)

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