Oxicesta serratae

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Oxicesta serratae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Oxicesta
Species:
O. serratae
Binomial name
Oxicesta serratae
Zerny, 1927 [1]
Synonyms
  • Oxycestra serrataeZerny, 1927

Oxicesta serratae is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in France and Spain.

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Larva
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Larva

The larvae feed on Euphorbia serrata .

Related Research Articles

Carl Meissner's taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra, now Banksia ser. Dryandra, was published in 1856 as part of his chapter on the Proteaceae in A. P. de Candolle's Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis. It replaced the 1830 arrangement of Robert Brown, and remained current until superseded by the 1870 arrangement of George Bentham.

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References

  1. Funet Taxonomy