Xestia wockei

Xestia wockei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xestia
Species:	X. wockei
Binomial name
	Xestia wockei; (Möschler, 1862)
Synonyms
	Agrotis wockeiMöschler, 1862; Pachnobia wockei; Agrotis vocceiHampson, 1903; Agrotis aldaniHerz, 1903;

Last updated July 30, 2025

Xestia wockei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Siberia and northern North America, including Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

Subspecies

Xestia wockei wockei
Xestia wockei troubridgei^[2]Lafontaine, 1998
Xestia wockei aldani(Herz, 1903)
Xestia wockei tundrana(A.Bang-Haas, 1912) (South Siberian Mountains, Central Yakutian Lowland and the mountains of north-eastern Siberia)^[3]

Xestia scropulana was generally included in X. wockei, but more recent authors usually treat it as distinct species.

References

↑ Xestia at funet
↑ Ferris, C. D., Kruse, J. J., Lafontaine, J. D., Philip, K. W., Schmidt, B. C., & Sikes, D. S. (2012). A checklist of the moths of Alaska. Zootaxa, 3571(1), 1-25.
↑ "Noctuinae (Noctuidae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

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[1] Xestia at funet

[2] Ferris, C. D., Kruse, J. J., Lafontaine, J. D., Philip, K. W., Schmidt, B. C., & Sikes, D. S. (2012). A checklist of the moths of Alaska. Zootaxa, 3571(1), 1-25.

[3] "Noctuinae (Noctuidae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

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