Xestia gelida

Xestia gelida

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Xestia gelida is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae, found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia. It was first collected by Jacob Sparre Schneider on an expedition in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway in 1882, and was described the following year. This was the only specimen known in Norway until 2010, when it was rediscovered in Nord-Trøndelag county.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sweden · 4

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Xestia gelida

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