# Euxoa vitta

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Species of moth

Euxoa vitta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Genus: Euxoa Species: E. vitta Binomial name Euxoa vitta (Esper, 1789) Synonyms Phalaena (Noctua) vitta Esper, 1789

***Euxoa vitta*** is a [moth](/source/Moth) of the family [Noctuidae](/source/Noctuidae). It is found in central and southern [Europe](/source/Europe).

## Description

The [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) is 32–40 mm. Warren states *E. vitta* Esp. (7 b). Distinguished from *[recussa](/source/Euxoa_recussa)*, and *[islandica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euxoa_islandica&action=edit&redlink=1)* and the forms of *[tritici](/source/Euxoa_tritici)* by the broad vitta, greyish white costal streak; a local species, found only in Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. [1]

## Biology

Adults are on wing from August to October. There is one generation per year.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Warren, W.](/source/William_Warren_(entomologist)) in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 *Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde*, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain).

## External links

- [Fauna Europaea](https://web.archive.org/web/20110622060829/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=371979)

Taxon identifiers Euxoa vitta Wikidata: Q10759821 BioLib: 54610 EoL: 454445 Fauna Europaea: 448550 Fauna Europaea (new): f7e0b9c5-7044-4bca-9d64-8ddd7609dbb2 GBIF: 1773231 iNaturalist: 556269 IRMNG: 10306099 LepIndex: 249985 MaBENA: EuxoaVitta NCBI: 1869928 Observation.org: 156537

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