''Chersotis rectangula'' is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It is the type species of the genus ''Chersotis''.

Description

''Chersotis rectangula'' has a wingspan of 29–37 mm. These moths are generally greyish-brown, with not conspicuous dark markings.Toni Koren, Stanislav Gombo
First Record of Chersotis rectangular ([Denis &Schiffermuller], 1775) in Croatia with new data for chersotis multangula (Hubner, 1803) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 01/2015; 2015(9-10):441-445

Biology

Adults are found from late June to mid-September. Larvae are polyphagous and feed on various herbaceous plants, especially on '' Melilotus'' species and '' Vicia'' species.

Distribution

This species is present in the southern part of central Europe (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Greece, Romania and Hungary), in SW Siberia, Altai, Turkmenistan, Caucasus, Armenia, Turkey and in NW Iran.Funet
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Habitat

''Chersotis rectangula'' live in bushy areas and in rocky grasslands, mainly in the subalpine habitats, at an elevation of above sea level.

Subspecies

*'Chersotis rectangula rectangula'' *'Chersotis rectangula subrectangula'' (Staudinger, 1871) (Turkey)

Bibliography

* Erstbeschreibung: (1775): Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum. 1-323, pl. I a+b, Frontispiz. Wien (Augustin Bernardi). * Sviridov, A. V., Noctuid moths (Lepidoptera) new for different areas of the Russian Federation, 1. 2002

References

External links

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