Oligia dubia

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Oligia dubia
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Oligia cf. dubia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Oligia
Species:
O. dubia
Binomial name
Oligia dubia
(Heydemann, 1942)
Synonyms [1]
  • Procus dubiaHeydemann, 1942

Oligia dubia is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. [2]

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Etymology

The name of the species derives from the Latin dubia, meaning doubtful, because of the then uncertain taxonomic status of the species. [3]

Distribution

This rare species is present in Austria, Hungary, Northern Italy, Croatia, Slovakia and Switzerland. [4] [1]

Habitat

These moths live in grasslands surrounded by mixed deciduous forest and in xerothermic rocky escarpment on limestone at an altitude of about 800–900 m. [5] [6]

Description

Oligia dubia has a wingspan of 22–24 mm. [3] These moths have quite variable dark brown forewings, with a clearer marginal area.

This species is similar to Oligia latruncula , Oligia strigilis and Oligia versicolor and specific identification usually requires close study of the genitalia. [6]

Biology

Adults fly from June to August. Caterpillars can be found in grasses until May. This species overwinters as a larva. [3] [7]

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