Actebia squalida

Actebia squalida is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It known from Finland, the southern Urals, and eastern Siberia.[2]

Actebia squalida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Actebia
Species:
A. squalida
Binomial name
Actebia squalida
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotis squalida Guenée, 1852
  • Protexarnis squalida (Guenée, 1852)

It was previously thought to also occur in North America but this error comes from a misidentification of Actebia balanitis.[3]

The larvae probably feed on various grasses.

References
  3. Pohl, Gregory R.; Cannings, Robert A.; Landry, Jean-François; Holden, David G.; Scudder, Geoffrey G. E. (2015-11-11). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada: Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper. ISBN 9781483435176.


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