Oxicesta geographica (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oxicesta geographica (Fabricius, 1787)

Oxicesta geographica (Fabricius, 1787)

Oxicesta geographica is a Noctuidae moth found in parts of Europe and western Asia, whose larvae feed on Euphorbia plants.

Family
Genus
Oxicesta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oxicesta geographica (Fabricius, 1787)

Oxicesta geographica is a moth species classified in the family Noctuidae. Its known distribution includes southern Romania, Austria, Hungary, and the region extending from the former Yugoslavia to northern Greece and Turkey. It has also been recorded in Russian Moldavia and Georgia. The wingspan of adults ranges from 24 to 27 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on plants in the genus Euphorbia, and prefer species that belong to the Euphorbia subgenus Esula.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Oxicesta

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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