Euxoa decora

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.

Illustration

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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