Epipsilia grisescens

Epipsilia grisescens
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Epipsilia
Species:	E. grisescens
Binomial name
	Epipsilia grisescens; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Noctua grisescens Fabricius, 1794; Rhyacia grisescens (Fabricius, 1794); Euxoa grisescens (Fabricius, 1794); Epipsilia ignicola Hübner, [1813] ; Epipsilia latens Boisduval, 1832 (preocc.); Epipsilia corrosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 ; Epipsilia defasciata Wendlandt, 1902 ; Epipsilia fasciata Vorbrodt, 1917 ; Epipsilia albescens Sohn-Rethel, 1929 ; Epipsilia (Agrotis) grisescens coralita Hospital, 1948; Epipsilia obscurata Feichtenberger, 1942 ; Epipsilia lucida Feichtenberger, 1962;

Epipsilia grisescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, Denmark as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans and Carpathians. In the Alps it is found up to 2,000 meters.

The wingspan is 24–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on Festuca species.

Subspecies

Epipsilia grisescens grisescens (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans, Carpathians)
Epipsilia grisescens septentrionalis (Fennoscandia, Denmark)

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