Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Xestia | |
Similar Stephanopachys linearis, Powder‑Post Beetle, Ashworth's rustic, Xestia, Double square‑spot | ||
Xestia brunneopicta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Magadan to the east-Siberian Tuva in Russia. It has also been recorded from northern Finland.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Andromeda polifolia, Salix phylicifolia, Larix gmelini, Larix decidua and Larix sibirica. Young larvae are have a pale greenish grey body and pale brown head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 35–40 mm. They have a brown head and the dorsal and ventral regions of the body are green, with the middorsal and subdorsal lines white, narrow, short and broken.
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