Euxoa recussa
Introduction '''''Euxoa recussa''''' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The nominate form is found in mountainous areas in Southern Europe as well as the Alps. ''Euxoa recussa tetrastigma'' is found Northern Europe, east to Russia, Western Siberia, the Altai Mountains and Amur.
Description The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Warren states ''E. recussa'' Hbn. (= ''telifera'' Donz., ''florigera'' Ev., ''transylvanica'' H-Sch.) (6 k). Forewing purplishgrey,with redbrown suffusion; claviform stigma large, blackish; orbicular and reniform brown with grey annuli; the cell black; no black streak below cell; hindwing luteous grey witli the termen dark. Generallydistributed in Europe, also found in Turkestan and Siberia.
Subspecies *''Euxoa recussa recussa''*''Euxoa recussa tetrastigma''
Biology This moth flies from July to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and grasses.
References
External links *  www.lepiforum.de*   www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de*  Fauna Europaea