Xestia cohaesa is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin and in the Near East and Middle East.
| Xestia cohaesa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. cohaesa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xestia cohaesa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1849])
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| Synonyms | |
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Caradrina cohaesa Herrich-Schäffer, [1849][verification needed] | |
Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Poaceae.
Subspecies
edit- Xestia cohaesa cohaesa (Italy, Greece to Bulgaria, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran)
- Xestia cohaesa lineata (Ukraine, Crimea, Caucasus, Turkmenistan)
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