Chersotis elegans

Chersotis elegans is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the mountains of Spain, Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus, Lebanon, Israel and western central Asia.

Chersotis elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chersotis
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Chersotis elegans
(Eversmann, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis elegans Eversmann, 1837
  • Agrotis grammiptera Rambur, 1839
  • Hadena cancellata Freyer, 1840
  • Agrotis (Rhyacia) elegans aragonensis Schwingenschuss, 1962

Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies
  • Chersotis elegans elegans
  • Chersotis elegans hermonis (Israel)


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