Mesogona oxalina

Mesogona oxalina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mesogona
Species: M. oxalina
Binomial name
Mesogona oxalina
(Hübner, [1803])
Synonyms
  • Noctua oxalina Hübner, [1803]
  • Mesogona nigriuscula Krulikowsky, 1893
  • Mesogona rufescens Schawerda, 1907
  • Mesogona unipuncta Kiefer, 1916
  • Mesogona rosea Dannehl, 1926
  • Mesogona obscurata Dannehl, 1926
  • Mesogona privata Dahnehl, 1926

Mesogona oxalina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, north to Fennoscandia, east to the Baltic States and Russia (up to the Ural), south to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece.

The wingspan is 34–39 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Alnus, Populus, Prunus and Salix species.


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