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Xestia wockei

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Species of moth

Xestia wockei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species: X. wockei
Binomial name
Xestia wockei
(Möschler, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis wockei Möschler, 1862
  • Pachnobia wockei
  • Agrotis voccei Hampson, 1903
  • Agrotis aldani Herz, 1903

Xestia wockei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Siberia and northern North America, including Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

Subspecies

Xestia scropulana was generally included in X. wockei, but more recent authors usually treat it as distinct species.

References

  1. Xestia at funet
  2. Ferris, C. D., Kruse, J. J., Lafontaine, J. D., Philip, K. W., Schmidt, B. C., & Sikes, D. S. (2012). A checklist of the moths of Alaska. Zootaxa, 3571(1), 1-25.
  3. Noctuinae (Noctuidae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
Taxon identifiers
Xestia wockei


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