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Xestia alexis Kozhanchikov, 1928

Самец Xestia alexis

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Noctuini → subtribe Noctuina → genus Xestia → subgenus Raddea → species Xestia alexis

Species name(s)

Xestia (Raddea) alexis Kozhanchikov, 1928 = Estimata alexis Kozhanchikov 1928 = Estimata oschi (O.Bang-Haas, 1922) = Estimata militzae (I.Kozhantshikov, 1947). [3, 187]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Russia regions

#25. Tuvinsky.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Regions of Russia: Tuva. [3].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: Gorno-Altaisk. [3].
  • Регионы РФ: Республика Алтай (юг), Тува (юго-запад). Казахстан (Казахстанский Алтай), Монголия (Монгольский Алтай), СЗ Китай. [349].

General info about Imago

  • Обитает в горной тундре, альпийских лугах и тундро-степи на высотах 2300-2800 м н. у. м. Самцы летают в июле. Часто питаются днем на цветах Bistorta elliptica. Самки бескрылы и днем сидят под камнями, а в сумерках встречаются на поверхности, быстро передвигаясь между камнями или травой. [349].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photo: Evgeny Komarov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Evgeny Komarov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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30.11.2023 10:43, Evgeny Komarov The taxons were merged.

Xestia alexis and Estimata militzae were merged.

30.11.2023 10:41, Evgeny Komarov The taxons were merged.

Xestia alexis and Estimata oschi were merged.

30.11.2023 10:38, Evgeny Komarov Corrected data.

Estimata alexis Kozhanchikov 1928 → Xestia (Raddea) alexis Kozhanchikov 1928.

12.11.2023 12:19, Evgeny Komarov

This is also a synonym of Xestia (Raddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928). V. Kononenko, A. Volynkin, A. Y. Matov. A revision of the Xestia (Radddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) species-group with a checklist of subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 and description of brachipterous females (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). Zootaxa, Vol. 3590 No. 1: 18 Dec. 2012.

12.11.2023 12:18, Evgeny Komarov

It is a synonym of Xestia (Raddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928). V. Kononenko, A. Volynkin, A. Y. Matov. A revision of the Xestia ( Radddea ) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) species-group with a checklist of subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 and description of brachipterous females (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). Zootaxa, Vol. 3590 No. 1: 18 Dec. 2012.

12.11.2023 12:17, Evgeny Komarov

The species is Xestia (Raddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) now. V. Kononenko, A. Volynkin, A. Y. Matov. A revision of the Xestia (Radddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) species-group with a checklist of subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 and description of brachipterous females (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). Zootaxa, Vol. 3590 No. 1: 18 Dec. 2012.

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