Xestia efflorescens

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Xestia efflorescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. efflorescens
Binomial name
Xestia efflorescens
(Butler, 1879) [1]
Synonyms

Noctua efflorescensButler, 1879
Triphaena jankowskiiOberthür, 1884 [2]

Xestia efflorescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from eastern Asia, the Amur Region, Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. [3]

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