Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Chersotis andereggii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chersotis Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Chersotis, Chersotis cuprea, Chersotis multangula, Bombus schrencki, Sisymbrium supinum | ||
Chersotis andereggii is a moth of the Noctuidae family.
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Description
Chersotis andereggii has a wingspan of 29–32 mm. These relatively small moths are generally greyish-brown, with large dark orbicular and claviform markings.
Biology
Adults are on wing from the end of July to the first half of August. The larvae feed on Lychnis, Melilotus and Trifolium species.
Distribution
This species can be found in Europe (Bulgaria, East European Russia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland), in the southern Urals, Turkey, north-western Iran, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kirghizia, the Altai mountains, the Sayan Mountains, Baikal, Kamchatka, Mongolia, the Himalaya, the Alps.
Habitat
These moths live in alpine meadows and steppe slopes.
References
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