Actebia squalida

Actebia squalida is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It known from Finland, the southern Urals, and eastern Siberia.[2]

Actebia squalida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Actebia
Species:
A. squalida
Binomial name
Actebia squalida
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotis squalida Guenée, 1852
  • Protexarnis squalida (Guenée, 1852)

It was previously thought to also occur in North America but this error comes from a misidentification of Actebia balanitis.[3]

The larvae probably feed on various grasses.

References
Wikispecies has information related to Actebia squalida.
  1. "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  3. Pohl, Gregory R.; Cannings, Robert A.; Landry, Jean-François; Holden, David G.; Scudder, Geoffrey G. E. (2015-11-11). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada: Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper. ISBN 9781483435176.


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