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Epipsilia grisescens

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Epipsilia grisescens
Female
Male
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E. grisescens
Binomial name
Epipsilia grisescens
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Noctua grisescens Fabricius, 1794
  • Rhyacia grisescens (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Euxoa grisescens (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Epipsilia ignicola Hübner, [1813]
  • Epipsilia latens Boisduval, 1832 (preocc.)
  • Epipsilia corrosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Epipsilia defasciata Wendlandt, 1902
  • Epipsilia fasciata Vorbrodt, 1917
  • Epipsilia albescens Sohn-Rethel, 1929
  • Epipsilia (Agrotis) grisescens coralita Hospital, 1948
  • Epipsilia obscurata Feichtenberger, 1942
  • Epipsilia lucida Feichtenberger, 1962

Epipsilia grisescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, Denmark as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans and Carpathians. In the Alps it is found up to 2,000 meters.

The wingspan is 24–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on Festuca species.

Subspecies

  • Epipsilia grisescens grisescens (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Balkans, Carpathians)
  • Epipsilia grisescens septentrionalis (Fennoscandia, Denmark)