Euxoa decora

Euxoa decora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. decora
Binomial name
	Euxoa decora; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Noctua decora Denis & Schiffermüller 1775; Euxoa nivens Hübner, [1821] ; Euxoa nebulosa Hübner, [1808] ; Euxoa decora f. nivalis Vorbrodt, 1912 ; Agrotis decora var. decorata Neuburger, 1904; Euxoa decora f. flavomaculata Schawerda, 1924 ; Noctua simulatrix Hübner, [1824] ; Euxoa livida Staudinger, 1901; Agrotis decora var. livida Staudinger, 1901; Agrotis decora f. simplex Turati & Verity, 1911; Euxoa decora f. flavorenalis Bubacek, 1924; Euxoa decora var. albidecora Sohn-Rethel, 1929;

Euxoa decora is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, Morocco, Algeria, the Caucasus, Armenia, Issyk-Kul, Turkey, Iran and Iraq.

The wingspan is 38–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation.

The larvae feed on a wide range of low growing plants, including Anthyllis vulneraria.

Subspecies

Euxoa decora decora (eastern part of the Alps and adjacent regions in the east, northern Italy)
Euxoa decora simulatrix (western Alps, Pyrenees)
Euxoa decora splendida (Italy (Abruzzi))
Euxoa decora macedonica (southern Yugoslasvia, north-western and southern Greece)
Euxoa decora olympica (central Greece (Olympus and Grammos Mountains)
Euxoa decora hackeri (northern Greece (Mount Phalakron))

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